CRUSTLESS SPINACH AND FETA PIES WITH TOMATO SALAD

Crustless Spinach and Feta Pies With Tomato Salad image

This is a really easy and quick take on spinach pie. It is without a crust, but you still get roughly the same yummy flavors in a fraction of the time and effort. There is also a nice side of tomato salad included. Compliments go to the Food Network kitchens.

Provided by LifeIsGood

Time 1h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed
4 scallions, thinly sliced
3 large eggs
3/4 cup half-and-half
1 tablespoon plain breadcrumbs
2 teaspoons crumbled dried mint
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper
freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
12 ounces mixed small tomatoes, cut in halves (yellow and red)
2 -3 pepperoncini peppers, stemmed and chopped
2 tablespoons pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
kosher salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

Tomato Salad:.
Toss the tomatoes together with the pepperoncini and olives in a salad bowl. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano salt and black pepper to taste. Toss again.
Spinach Pies:.
Put a rack in the center of your oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Squeeze excess liquid out of spinach.
Add the spinach and scallions to the skillet and cook, stirring, until dry - about 4 to 5 minutes.
Transfer to a colander and press with the back of a spoon to get rid of the last bits of moisture.
Brush 4 6-oz. ramekins with some olive oil and put them on a baking sheet.
Put spinach mixture, eggs, half-and-half, bread crumbs, mint, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and nutmeg into a food processor and pulse until the spinach is finely chopped. Remove blade and stir in the feta cheese.
Divide the mixture evenly between the 4 ramekins.
Bake until set around the edges but still a little bit soft in the center - about 20 minutes. Turn oven off, leaving the spinach pies inside to set. Keep them in the oven for another 5 minutes.
Run a knife around the edge of each pie and invert onto plates. Spoon some tomato salad around each and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.7, Fat 22.8, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 167.4, Sodium 1474.9, Carbohydrate 14.2, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 5.2, Protein 12.3

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