Recipe - Cheese Tart

2 pound Swiss chard or spinach, ribs
removed; leaves chopped
Prebaked 12inch wide tart
shell
1 pound Ricotta cheese
One half pound Farmer's cheese
One half cup Chopped fresh basil
4 Large eggs,; plus 1
One half teaspoon Saffron threads dissolved in
1 tablespoon Boiling water
4 tablespoon Butter,; almost melted

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Blanch the swiss chard in boiling water for a minute; drain and squeeze
dry. Transfer to a mixing bowl and add the basil, cheeses, and 4 of the
eggs. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and add half of the
saffron and soft butter.

Fill the prebaked tart shell and bake for 15 minutes. Beat remaining egg
with remaining saffron and spoon this over the surface of the tart. Bake
for 20 minutes longer or until puffy.

Yield: 8 servings
Recipe By :COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # MF6712

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #285

Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 23:38:29 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net