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Spinach, Olive and Pine Nut Tart

Spinach, Olive and Pine Nut Tart
Everyday Delicious Kitchen brings you family friendly recipes that are so quick and easy. Turn staples like Philadelphia and Cadbury into delicious recipes in minutes.
Recipe By: 
Everyday Delicious Kitchen
everydaydelicious.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
20 min
Cook Time: 
45 min
Serves: 
6

Ingredients

  • 2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, thawed
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced
  • 200g baby spinach leaves
  • 1 cup pitted kalamata olives
  • 125g PHILADELPHIA Block Cream Cheese, broken into 2cm pieces
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • Green salad, to serve


Method

  1. PRESS pastry into the base of a lightly greased 33cm x 9cm rectangular fluted tart pan with removable base. Pastry will need to overlap slightly and be trimmed to fit
  2. PRICK well with a fork and bake in a hot oven at 200°C for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden. Allow to cool
  3. HEAT the oil in a large frypan, add onion and saute for 2-3 minutes until softened. Stir in spinach and olives, cook a further 1-2 minutes until spinach has just wilted. Cool slightly
  4. SPOON spinach mixture over the base of pastry and scatter over PHILLY. Whisk together the eggs, cream and seasonings, then pour over spinach mixture
  5. TOP with pine nuts and bake in a moderately slow oven at 160°C for 20-30 minutes until set. Slice and serve with green salad.


Tips & Hints

  1. This recipe is great served cold and travels well in the pan for a picnic.

Links
[1] http://everydaydelicious.com.au