I frozen pie crust
1 garlic bulb (about 10 cloves, unpeeled)
1/2 cup parsley
1 cup spinach
6 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. half-and-half cream
3 eggs, beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
Pre-bake the pie crust according to manufacturer’s instructions. Cool. Simmer the garlic cloves until soft, about 25 minutes. Drain and cool. Mash to a paste and remove the peels. Cook the parsley and spinach in water until tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible and chop finely. Mix in the garlic paste and spread the mixture evenly over the bottom of the pie crust. Mix thoroughly the cream cheese and the cream. Add the beaten eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the egg-cheese mixture over the parsley-spinach-garlic paste and bake at 350 degrees F until set, about 25 minutes.
This dish does sound good. I came across it while surfing the Net. Daughter loves East Side Mario’s hot artichoke and spinach dip. I’m thinking that you can also add some chopped artichokes (canned in water, not the marinated ones) to this recipe.
This sounds good, but I am a bit confused. It states to simmer the garlic for 25 mins. First how do you simmer garlic? And 25 mins seems like a long time. I know if you put garlic in a pan and cook for too long, it gets bitter. So is what the recipe correct?