On the menu tonight – Spinach Pie!
This recipe came from my wife’s grandmother. She would make this dish during Passover and Hannukah. It calls for mazto meal instead of bread crumbs along with an egg for the binder.
While there aren’t a lot of ingredients, it’s full of flavor from the spinach, onions, and seasoning. It’s so good that you could use this as a side dish during Thanksgiving (anytime really), or by itself as a light lunch.
I hope that you will give this dish a try. Let me know how your version turns out!
Spinach Pie
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Ingredients
- 2 bags chopped spinach, from frozen food section
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 cup matzo meal
- 1-2 eggs, beaten
- 1 Tbsp Kosher salt
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2-3 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
Thaw the spinach and squeeze out the excess water using a clean kitchen towel
Pull apart the now compressed spinach in to a large mixing bowl
In a 12" skillet, pre-heat over medium heat
Add the olive oil and the diced onion
Saute the onions until translucent
Season with a little salt and pepper
Once cooked, cut the heat and set aside to cool
Add the cooked onions to bowl with the spinach
Season with salt, pepper, and onion powder
Add the matzo meal, beaten egg, and stir to combine
Bring the skillet back to med or med-high heat along with some olive oil
Spread out the spinach mixture in the pan and press it down with a spatula
Have a dinner plate or something similar near by in order to help you flip the mixture over
Cook the mixture for 5-8 minutes. At the 5 minute mark, gently lift up a section to see if it has browned sufficiently. You want it to be lightly browned
Once you are satisfied that side has cooked enough, carefully put your dinner plate on top of the spinach and turn it over
Take another look at the pie, it should be lightly browned
Add a little more oil to the pan and then gently slide the pie back in to the pan to cook the other side
Gently press down on the mixture with the spatula
After another 5-8 minutes, take a peek and see if it has cooked to your liking
Once done use your plate again to take the pie out of the pan
Season immediately with a little salt and freshly ground pepper
