Introduction

This spinach ricotta tart is so tasty! It's very close to a quiche, except instead of using milk or cream, this recipe use ricotta.

Pretty quick to prepare, most of the time is just the tart baking in the oven!

The key here is to bake the crust before adding the filling and cook the spinach before adding it to the filling to remove as much water as possible.

We love to add smoked salmon in that tart, we have a recipe with it right here.

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Ingredients

• Pie crust - *you can use a store bought pie crust or make your own, check out our [All butter pie crust](<https://data.butteristhenewdiet.com/All-Butter-Pastry-Crust-P-te-Bris-e-259f0720163b421da39c7aaab4c3b7b3>) recipe*
• Spinach: 500g | 17.6oz | about 3 small bunch of fresh spinach leaves
• Ricotta: 300g | 10.6oz | 1 cup + 1/3 cup
• Egg: 3
• Garlic: 1-3 cloves

Nutrition

<aside> 🧐 Serving: 207g Calories: 303kcal Total Fat: 16.9g (22%) Saturated Fat: 9.7g (48%) Cholesterol: 124mg (41%) Sodium: 161mg (7%) Total Carbohydrate: 25.4g (9%) Fiber: 2.5g (9%) Sugar: 0.8g Protein: 13.6g

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Preparation

1. Start with the crust: pre heat oven to 395F (200C). Grease a pie pan, roll out the pastry dough on floured surface and fit into a quiche pan. For quiche, instead of poking holes in the dough, you can use parchment paper and add beans or anything heavy enough, that will prevent the filling to leak. Bake the pie shell for 15-20 minutes, until the pie shell begins to feel firm but is still pretty light colored. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, wash spinach leave and cook over low-medium heat, in a saucepan with crushed garlic and a little bit of grease (butter or oil), just enough so it doesn't stick on the bottom of the saucepan. Once the spinach leaves are cooked, remove as much water as you can, using a strainer.
3. In a large bowl, beat the eggs. Add the ricotta and mix. Finally, using a spatula, add in cooked spinach.
4. Pour the filling over the pre baked crust.
5. Bake in oven (still at 395F / 200C) for 40-60 minutes, until the center is set. Use a knife to check if the center is cooked, if the knife is dry then it is ready!
6. Bon appétit! 😋

A before / after cooking of the spinach