Spinachgruyeretart Food

SPINACH GRUYERE PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drain spinach well, pressing between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms and cook, for 5 minutes.
• Stir together spinach, mushrooms and cheese; set aside.
• Roll 1 pastry sheet into a 13 by 11-inch rectangle.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
• Brush 1/2 melted butter over pastry.
• Spread 1/2 spinach mixture over butter.
• Roll-up, jellyroll fashion, starting with the long side.
• Repeat procedure with remaining pastry sheet, butter, and spinach mixture. (Wrap rolls in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 2 days, if desired.)
• Cut rolls into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• Place on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

SPINACH GRUYERE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200c/400f.
• Heat oil in a small pan and cook onion for 4 minutes till soft.
• Remove from heat.
• Place the spinach in a large pan with only the water that clings to the leaves.
• Heat gently until wilted, cool, then squeeze out the excess moisture.
• Roll out pastry or use frozen slices, cut into desired shape and spread pesto sauce on the pastry.
• In a bowl put grated cheese (reserving 1 tablespoons for topping,) onion, egg, salt and pepper and spinach and mix.
• Place in the centre of the pastry and pinch or fold up around the edges and sprinkle the reserved cheese on top.
• Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden.

CREAMED SPINACH WITH GRUYERE

Steps:

• Coat a large, straight-sided saute pan with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add 2 cloves of garlic and a pinch of crushed red pepper and cook until the garlic is golden, about 1 minute. Remove the garlic and discard.
• Add half of the spinach to the pan, season with salt and saute until gently wilted. Remove the spinach from the pan to a towel-lined colander set inside a bowl to let the spinach drain and cool. Repeat the process with the remaining garlic and spinach and another pinch of crushed red pepper. Squeeze the towel to remove most of the liquid from the spinach.
• Remove any liquid from the bottom of the saute pan and coat lightly with olive oil. Heat the oil over medium heat, add the shallots and season with salt and a pinch of crushed red pepper. Saute until the shallots are translucent and very aromatic, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the butter and, when melted, stir in the flour. Cook until it is the texture of wet sand, 5 to 6 minutes. Whisk in the milk and heavy cream. Taste for seasoning and season with salt, if needed, (it will). Bring the milk and heavy cream to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally so the milk doesn't scorch on the bottom. Stir in the Gruyere and Parmigiano until melted. Add the reserved spinach and stir to combine. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if needed. Transfer to a serving bowl, top with a sprinkle of Parmigiano and serve.

GRUYERE AND SPINACH BAKES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Spray four 10-ounce ramekins with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a medium skillet. Add the pancetta and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Remove the pancetta using a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Add the shallots, salt and pepper in the same skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until soft, about 3 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the cooked pancetta, shallots, bread, eggs, spinach, gruyere and milk until all the ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon the mixture into the ramekins. Place the ramekins on a small baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• Cool the ramekins for 20 minutes. Using a paring knife, loosen the edges of the ramekins and unmold onto serving plates. Serve warm or at room temperature.