SPINACH TIMBALE

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Posted for RecipeZaar World Tour 2006. "Timbale" used to be a French word that describes a silver or gold container, but now its main meaning is to describe a cooked dish that is baked and then turned out of it's baking dish to make for more spectacular serving. ZWT REGION: France.

Provided by kiwidutch

Categories     Vegetable

Time 1h40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

25 g butter (1 oz)
1 onion, finely chopped
900 g spinach, washed and roughly chopped (2 lb)
150 ml milk (1/4 pint)
150 ml cream (1/4 pint)
4 eggs
50 g gruyere cheese, grated (2 oz)
50 g fresh breadcrumbs (2 oz)
1 pinch nutmeg
salt
pepper
tomatoes (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Pre heat oven to 180 C (350 F).
  • Melt the butter in a pan, saute the onion and cook until soft but not brown.
  • Add the spinach and cook for a further 5 minutes until soft, stirring once or twice.
  • Add the milk and cream and heat gently without boiling.
  • Beat the eggs in a bowl, take the spinach mixture off the heat and add the eggs, cheese, breadcrumbs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  • Transfer the mixture to a greased 1.1 litre (2 pint) ring mould (Bundt tin) and cover the mould with foil.
  • Place the ring mould in a roasting dish that is half filled with hot water.
  • Bake at 180 C (350 F) for 1 1/4 hours until it is firm to the touch and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Turn the Timbale out onto a flat serving dish and garnish with slices of tomato.

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