This week we are going to prepare a light spinach flan, made with lots of spinach, fresh ricotta, eggs and parmesan cheese. It is an incredibly easy dish to make and so tasty, it can be served as a main vegetarian meal with some fresh salad on the side, but it is also a wonderful side dish.
My mother prepares this flan very often and we love it! I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Easy spinach flan
Ingredients
Serves 4-6
500 g of fresh spinach, washed and ready to cook
80 g of Parmigiano Reggiano
2 large eggs
250 g ricotta
3 tablespoons of polenta (or breadcrumbs)
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
a pinch of nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
Method.
1. Soften the spinach in a large pan with two tablespoons of water, over a low heat for a few minutes.
2. Drain the spinach and let cool (as the spinach will release some water when they cook). Then vigorously squeeze the vegetables for a few minutes.
3. Coarsely chop the spinach using a knife.
4. In a large bowl, mix 250g ricotta with two large eggs, 80 g Parmesan cheese, then season with salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg and two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Mix well.
5. Line a small baking pan with a sheet of baking paper (I used a 22 cm x 6 cm round pan), then grease the base with 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
6. Pour the spinach mixture into the pan, sprinkle with lots of polenta (or breadcrumbs) and bake at 180 ° C (356 °F) until the flan is golden brown around the edges. Serve warm or cold, as you prefer.
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Sformato di spinaci (facile)
Ingredienti
per 4-6 persone
500 g di spinaci freschi in busta
80 g di Parmigiano Reggiano
2 uova medio-grandi
250 g di ricotta
polenta (o pangrattato)
4 cucchiai di olio extra vergine d’oliva
Noce moscata
sale e pepe q. b.
Preparazione.
1. Fate ammorbidire gli spinaci in una pentola con due cucchiai d’acqua, a fuoco molto basso per qualche minuto.
2. Scolate e lasciate raffreddare gli spinaci, poi strizzateli energicamente.
3. Tritate grossolanamente gli spinaci usando un coltello.
4. Unite 250 g di ricotta a due uova con 80 g di Parmigiano Reggiano grattugiato, poi condite con sale, pepe, un pizzico di noce moscata e due cucchiai d’olio extra vergine d’oliva. Mescolate bene.
5. Ricoprite una teglia con carta da forno (uso una casseruola di 22 cm x 6 cm) e ungete la base con due cucchiai di olio extra vergine d’oliva.
6. Versate il contenuto nella teglia, cospargete la superficie con abbondante polenta e infornate a 180° C, fino a quando lo sformato sarà dorato sulla parte superiore.
This is a wonderful dish! I always associated flan with caramel and vanilla, never with spinach, Have to try it!
Thank you dear Lety! I wasn’t sure about the name of the dish in English, but I think flan is the right word to use. It is so easy and delicious! A family favourite! 🙂
Beautiful and appetizing as always! Must try this!
I am glad that you like this recipe, Dan! 🙂 As you probably know, this ingredients combination (spinach, ricotta and Parmesan and eggs) is the base for many traditional Italian recipes with spinach. This flan is one of the quickest dish you can make using these ingredients….and it is so tasty!! 🙂
Love spinach, this looks delicious!
Thank you! It really is! 🙂
How lovely, Serena! This is such a tempting dish! As always, I just love your photos! 😀
Julianna, you are so sweet!!! 🙂 Thank you so much darling!!
I am definitely making this for my mom, she is going to love it. It just looks so delicious and the pictures are so pretty.
Hi Maulshri! I am sure she’ll like it!! Let me know…
What a delicious flan! I love spinach as it is SO good for you and tastes amazing as well so this is a recipe I can see myself making.
Thank you Thalia! Sorry for getting back to you so late! It really is an easy and delicious recipe….My mother prepares it very often and we love it! It really is something to try. Have a wonderful day!
That looks so much like Spring…can’t wait to try it!
Thank you! It is a delicious and easy flan to make. Let me know what you think about it 🙂
Ciao! I made a “modified” version of your recipe this weekend. It was delicious! Ate it too fast, so no photos – LOL! Next time, I’ll take pics of it.
Take care!
Susan
ahah! If you ate it quickly it’s good!!! :-)) I am glad! It’s one of my mother’s most appreciated dishes 🙂