As I mentioned last week, I bought a huge tub of spinach on sale ... so, spinach being highly perishable, I've eaten quite a lot of the stuff in order to use it up before it started to get slimy.
Today's method of plowing through the supply involved a universal favorite: pizza.
I had a bit of leftover feta, as well as a lovely prepared blob of garlic-herb pizza crust dough (99-cents at Trader Joe's -- an incredible deal!), and decided that combining these ingredients would make not only a nutritious dinner but also excellent leftovers to bring for lunch at work.
So, that's precisely what I did: I placed the dough into a pan, threw as much spinach onto it as I could without burying the dough entirely, and used up the last of the cheese.
And it was an exceptional dinner, if I may say so myself ... :)
Spinach Feta Pizza
1 ball of fresh pizza crust dough
1/4 cup pesto
2 generous cups baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup crumbled feta
1/3 cup finely grated parmesan
freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 425F. Grease a 9"x13" baking pan.
With lightly floured hands, press the pizza crust into the prepared pan. Spread the pesto over the dough, leaving a 1" border. Tear the spinach leaves and distribute them over the pesto. Sprinkle the feta and the parmesan over the spinach, then grind pepper over everything to taste.
Bake for 20 minutes or so, until the crust is lightly browned.
Cut into 6 pieces and serve.
12 comments:
You're a genius Mary!!! I have a lot of spinach I need to "plow through," too :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Oh how wonderful! I think I need to try this one soon!
What a great idea! I often buy huge bags of spinach with good intentions, but then get tired of salad before the spinach is gone. This would be a good alternative to my usual Greek pizza. Thanks, Mary. :-)
SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY? Ok. You had me at "Spinach.Feta.Pizza."
I just discovered last week that a nearby pizza place will sell it's absolutely fabu dough. And, as I happen to have a tub of spinach in the frig, guess what I'm making for din din tonight???? YUMMMMMM!!!!
Love this one, my dear! THANKS!!!
Hello, Mary's Place? Yes, I'd like to order an extra large spinach and feta pizza....can you deliver to AZ?? :) Guess what I'm going to be thinking about all day.......Yep.. this pizza!!
I have a big tub of spinach in my fridge right now. This looks so yummy. I love simple pizzas like this. Must.find.dough! haha
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Mary your blog post has made me do two things this am. the first is wish that I was back in MI so I could pop in on you and enjoy this pizza, how perfectly delicious!!! The 2nd is that I just NOW remembered that I have a bunch of spinach in the fridge that has prob. turned slimy, which is a cardinal sin because I have feta and could make pizza dough. Crap. There goes lunch!
Delicious recipe - thanks for posting this one!
looks really yummy:)
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What a creation! Yum..
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