Mediterranean Layers

Photo: flickr user headsclouds

Ingredients

1 Onion, chopped

1 Clove garlic crushed

1 tablespoon Butter

2 10 oz. bags spinach (washed and stemmed)

1 20 oz. package frozen pie dough, thawed

1/2 pound Sliced ham

1 pound Mozzarella cheese, sliced

1 jar sweet pimiento, or roasted sweet or hot

7 Eggs

Preparation

Saute onion and garlic in butter. Add spinach and cook until wilted. Drain well. Reserve 1/3 of the pastry. Roll out remaining pastry to line a greased 9 inch spring form pan. Allow pastry to overhang. Layer: 1/2 ham, 1/2 cheese, 1/2 spinach and 1/2 the pimiento. Beat 6 eggs and pour over this layer. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients. Roll out the remaining pastry and cover. Seal edges, brush with remaining egg mixed with a bit of water and slit surface. Bake in 400 F oven for 45 minutes or until golden. Serve warm or cold.

Yield: 8-10 servings.