Green Tomato-Spinach Cheesecake
Mark Boughton
- Yield: 8-12 servings
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
If you'd prefer to use fresh spinach, you'll need about 10 cups. Steam and press out excess water in a sieve. Chop before incorporating into recipe.
Ingredients
- -- Nonstick cooking spray
- 6 to 8-- green tomatoes
- 1box (10-ounce) frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 2-- eggs
- 1/2cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 3/4cup shredded Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 6ounces plain chèvre (goat cheese), chilled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a shallow, 9-inch straight-sided baking dish or springform pan with oil.
- Set aside 1 large or 2 small green tomatoes for garnish. Dice remaining tomatoes, keeping all juices. Combine diced tomatoes and spinach.
- Combine eggs, flour, cottage cheese and salt, beating well by hand. Combine with tomato mixture and stir well. Add Parmesan and stir again. Crumble goat cheese over mixture (you want distinct little nubbins of goat cheese). Stir a few times and turn into prepared dish. Sliced reserved green tomatoes thinly and press onto top of cheesecake.
- Bake, uncovered, 35 to 40 minutes or until firm and slightly crusty on top. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.
Recipe by Crescent Dragonwagon.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 230
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 11g
- Saturated Fat 7g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3g
- Cholesterol 75mg
- Sodium 510mg
- Potassium 500mg
- Carbohydrate 17g
- Fiber 3g
- Sugars 8g
- Protein 18g
- Trans Fat 0
- Vitamin A 110%
- Vitamin C 60%
- Calcium 25%
- Iron 15%
