Potato and Vegetable Tart with Cheese and Spinach [Video]
There are many fresh recipe ideas for potato and vegetable pies with cheese and spinach. Popular variations include a potato tart with spinach and feta in a crispy potato crust, or a moist quiche with a filling of spinach, cheese, and eggs on a quiche pastry. For a quick and easy option, you can also bake a gratin with potatoes, spinach, and cheese.
Ingredients
Option 1: Crispy Potato Tart with Spinach and Cheese: This tart is a fresh alternative to the classic pastry base, where a crispy potato base holds the filling. (4 servings)
- 500 g / 1 lb waxy potatoes
- 300 g / 10oz fresh spinach
- 100 g / 3½ oz grated cheese e.g., mountain cheese, Emmental, or feta
- 4 eggs
- 1 onion
- 1-2 cloves of garlic
- Nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Option 2: Creamy Spinach Quiche with Feta Cheese and Vegetables: This version uses a classic pastry and a creamy filling with diced vegetables.
For the pastry:
- 250 g / ½ lb flour
- 125 g / 4 oz cold butter cubed
- 1 egg
- a pinch of salt.
For the filling:
- 300 g / 10 oz fresh spinach
- 200 g / 7 oz feta cheese cubed, or shepherd's cheese, 100 g grated Gouda
- 1 onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- 3 eggs
- 200 g / 7 oz sour cream
- nutmeg
- salt pepper.
- 1 red bell pepper and/or 1 small zucchini. (optional)
Option 3: Quick Potato and Spinach Gratin: When time is short, a gratin is an excellent alternative.
- 1 kg / 2¼ lb waxy potatoes
- 400 g / 14 oz fresh spinach
- 1 onion
- 1-2 cloves of garlic
- 200 g crème fraîche or cream cheese
- 150 g grated cheese
- Nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
- a little vegetable stock (optional)
Instructions
Option 1: Crispy Potato Tart with Spinach and Cheese
- Peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water until tender. Then drain.
- Finely chop the onion and garlic and sauté them in a pan with a little olive oil.
- Wash the fresh spinach, roughly chop it, and add it to the onion and garlic mixture in batches until wilted. Allow any excess liquid to evaporate.
- Grease a springform pan. Place the cooked potatoes in the pan and flatten them with a glass to form a firm base.
- Season the potato base with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg.
- Spread the sautéed spinach evenly over the potatoes.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese over the spinach.
- Using a spoon, make small indentations in the spinach and cheese mixture and crack an egg into each indentation. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake the tart in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 25–30 minutes, or until the eggs are set and the cheese is golden brown.
Option 2: Creamy Spinach Quiche with Feta Cheese and Vegetables
Pastry:
- In a bowl, combine the flour, cold butter, and salt until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the egg and quickly work it into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
Filling:
- Finely chop the onion and garlic and sauté them in a little oil. Add the spinach and let it wilt. Then drain well and squeeze out any excess liquid. Optionally, finely dice other vegetables and sauté briefly.
- Whisk together the eggs, sour cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir in the grated Gouda and the spinach. Finally, mix in the feta cheese cubes.
- Roll out the dough and line a greased quiche dish with it. Spread the filling evenly over the dough.
- Bake the quiche in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 35–40 minutes, until the filling is set and the surface is golden brown.
Option 3: Quick Potato and Spinach Gratin
- Peel the potatoes and slice them thinly.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Chop the onion and garlic and sauté them in a pan. Add the spinach, let it wilt, and drain well.
- In a bowl, mix the crème fraîche, grated cheese, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Gently fold in the spinach.
- Layer a casserole dish with alternating layers of potato slices and the spinach-cheese mixture, finishing with a layer of potatoes. Optionally, add a little vegetable stock.
- ... Sprinkle the gratin with the remaining cheese and bake for about 45–50 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the gratin is golden brown.