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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Baked pita with sundried tomato, feta and spinach

My mom was telling me about a recipe she saw and I thought it sounded so good! I thought about that dish for days and finally came up with a wonderful combination of ingredients. The combination of sweetness from the tomatoes and the saltiness from the feta is just sublime! I used dried sun dried tomatoes because I try to avoid anything packaged in oil, but if that's all you have it will be fine. These measurements made 3 pitas.

Baked Pita with Sundried Tomato, Feta and Spinach


Ingredients

whole wheat pitas
1/2 cup crumbled feta
1 bunch spinach, rinsed and chopped
1 onion, chopped
Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
dash of nutmeg

Sauce/paste
Sun dried tomatoes ( I used half of a 3 oz. bag )
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 tsp. olive oil
dash crushed red pepper
2 Tbs. Balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper

Directions

If using dried tomatoes, soften by pouring boiling water over tomatoes and let sit 5 -10 minutes then drain.

Preheat oven to 400 and prebake pitas until barely light brown

Combine the sundried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, red pepper and balsamic vinegar in a blender or food processor. Blend until a paste, add salt and pepper to taste. set aside

Saute onion in some olive oil over medium heat until tender, add spinach and turn off heat. Season with salt,pepper and nutmeg.

To assemble is easy. Spread some of the tomato mixture on top of pitas, add the spinach and onion mixture, top with some feta cheese and place in oven for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes sprinkle some Parmesan on top of pitas and return to oven for a few minutes more.
Cut into wedges and enjoy!



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