Savory Spinach-Gorgonzola Custards

Ingredients

·         1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed

·         1 tablespoon butter or margarine

·         1 tablespoon olive oil

·         2 large onions, cut in half and thinly sliced

·         2 teaspoons brown sugar

·         5 ounces crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 2/3 cup)*

·         3 large eggs

·         1 1/2 cups half-and-half

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

·         1/8 teaspoon pepper ·         Garnish: crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

Preparation

1.      Drain spinach well, pressing between paper towels to remove excess moisture; set aside.

2.      Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add oil and onion, and sauté 5 minutes. Stir in sugar, and cook, stirring occasionally, 20 more minutes or until onion is caramel colored. Reserve 1/4 cup onion; spoon remaining onion mixture evenly into 6 lightly greased 6-ounce custard cups; sprinkle with cheese.

3.      Whisk together eggs and next 4 ingredients until blended. Stir in spinach. Spoon evenly over cheese, and place custard cups in a 13- x 9-inch pan. Add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch.

4.      Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or until almost set. Remove cups from pan. Let stand 10 minutes; unmold and top with reserved onion. Garnish, if desired.

5.      *1 (4-ounce) package crumbled blue cheese may be substituted for 5 ounces Gorgonzola.

6.      Note: Savory Spinach-Gorgonzola may be baked in a lightly greased 9-inch square baking dish.

 Hope you like it

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