Spinach pie (tarte aux épinards)

As I said in a previous post, there are some vegetables you don't know how to cook them, to change a little bit, to give some fun in your cooking life !

Two days ago, I've tried a recipe with cooked chicory ... Only my dear husband ate them. 

He just told me :

"... No ... Really ... Don't do it again."

I guess the only one who will eat chicory, now, will be my rabbit.

For the fun story, I bought parsley and mint for the rabbit, to my little farmer. I say "little", but he's tall and old ...

When I asked for mint, he looked at me as if I was crazy :

"Mint ??.... For your RABBIT ?..."

Absolutely sure of myself, I said : 

"Yeeees ! I never tried, but I read on internet they like it".

His look was the one of an old farmer, in front of a ... YOUNG, YES, urban woman. 

"... Mint ... For a rabbit... That's the first time I heard about that ! I never met a rabbit who liked mint."

But as he's nice, he gave me mint. With a smile...

The evening, very proud of myself, with this lovely and perfumed mint, I went kneeling in front of my baby rabbit. 

She came quickly, sniffed at it and almost had an heart attack !!

She took me by the collar of my shirt. She looked at me, and I read in her eyes : 

"Listen to me well, you, Giant-Woman... Keep on doing what you're supposed to do with me, right ?!

Keep on cleaning my litter, stroke me when you can catch me, feed me with NORMAL rabbit food, but ... Try once again to give me THIS .. And you'll understand what to fly without wings mean !  Capisce ??..."

... I will meet my little farmer on friday. I'm not sure to tell him my rabbit's reaction. 

I guess he will laugh...

And I'll feel good to make him laugh ! 

I'll tell him ... :)

Here what you'll need for a spinach pie :

• one pie crust
• 4 eggs
• 40 cl of light cream
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 200 grammes of bacon. 
• 500 grammes of fresh spinach.
• Some olive oil and butter.

Step 1 : 

Take off all the stalk of your spinach. I won't lie to you, it takes AN ETERNITY ! I think this is the last time I do a spinach pie with fresh spinach. 

But, let's tell we've got one million hours to spend in a totally fulfilling work ! 

Step 2 : 

Peel and cut your onion and your garlic. Make them brown in olive oil and butter.

Step 3 : 

When they begin to brown, add the bacon cut in slices.

Step 4 : 

After 5 minutes, pour the spinach and let them reduce. It will take 10, 15 minutes. Stir time to time. 

Step 5 : Then, pour the mixture in a colander to let out the water.
In the mean time, whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper and unroll your pastry.

Step 6 :
Pour the bacon/spinach in your pie and add the cream. 

In your oven for 45 minutes.

Bon appétit ! 

Recapitulative : 

• one pie crust
• 4 eggs
• 40 cl of light cream
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 200 grammes of bacon. 
• 500 grammes of fresh spinach.
• Some olive oil and butter.

Take off all the stalk of your spinach. 

Peel and cut your onion and your garlic. Make them brown in olive oil and butter.

When they begin to brown, add the bacon cut in slices.

After 5 minutes, pour the spinach and let them reduce. It will take 10, 15 minutes. Stir time to time. 

Then, pour the mixture in a colander to let out the water.

In the mean time, whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper and unroll your pastry.

Pour the bacon/spinach in your pie and add the cream. 

In your oven for 45 minutes.