At Christmas, tradition is brought to the table, so even the simplest recipes are transformed into real masterpieces! The scenographic dishes have priority, so today I propose you a sort of fir-shaped spinach and ricotta flan, a classic symbol of the most beautiful party of the year! Let's prepare it together!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 154 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 100 g of white flour of type 00
- 150 g of fresh ricotta
- 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 160 g (4 medium) of egg white
- 60 g (3 medium) of egg yolks
- 100 ml of milk
- 50 g of grated Parmesan cheese
- Q.b. of pepper
- 5 g of salt
- 3 g of instant yeast
- Steamed food: 250 g of spinach
- 50 g of cherry tomatoes
Materials Needed
- Fir-shaped silicone mold (height 30 cm)
- Bowls of various sizes
- Immersion blender
- Large pan
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Scale weighs food
- Electric whips
Preparation
- First, devote yourself to cleaning the spinach. Once washed, steam the spinach, let it cool and squeeze it to remove excess liquid.
- Weigh 250 g of spinach and combine them in the glass of a blender with the salt, pepper, egg yolks and milk. Blend everything until you get a cream.
Did you know that
In this recipe we suggest preparing the flan in an alternative way. Normally, flans do not require the use of flour or yeast: to make the dough firmer and more compact, we suggest instead adding about 100 g of flour and a pinch of yeast for savory pies.- Preheat the oven to 160 ° C.
- In a bowl, sift the white flour, add the instant yeast for pies and the grated Parmesan cheese. Add the spinach cream, the oil and about 100 g of fresh ricotta, then mix until you get a batter.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and slowly mix them with the spinach mixture.
- Place the silicone mold inside a large baking dish. Place a few tomatoes and a few sprigs of ricotta on the base of the mold, then fill with the mixture obtained.
- Prepare the container for the water bath. Pour about 500 ml of hot water into the largest pan, making sure that the level of liquid reaches at least ¾ of the height of the fir-shaped mold.
- Place the pan in a preheated oven at 160 ° C and cook in a bain-marie for about 30 minutes.
- Remove from the mold immediately, gently turn over and serve.
The right idea
You can serve the ricotta and spinach flan with a tomato sauce or with a cream cheese.Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Did you like the idea? If you don't have a fir-shaped mold, you can obviously use star molds or a simple round cake pan! You can enrich the dough with other types of cheeses, or with other vegetables: even at Christmas, give unleash your imagination and bring joy to the table!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
The Ricotta and Spinach Flan is a food that falls within the group of appetizers or single dishes, depending on the use. It has a rather moderate caloric intake, provided above all by lipids, followed by carbohydrates and finally by proteins.
Carbohydrates are mainly complex, monounsaturated fatty acids and proteins of medium and high biological value. Cholesterol is more than relevant, while fibers are not abundant.
The Ricotta and Spinach Flan is a food which, in order to be contextualized in the diet of the overweight subject and / or affected by metabolic diseases (hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia), requires a smaller portion than normal. It is not recommended in case of celiac disease and lactose intolerance.
It lends itself to the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, while it is not suitable for vegan nutrition.
The average portion of Ricotta and Spinach Flan (as an appetizer) is about 100g (150kcal).
