Spinach and egg souffle

Spinach - Part 3.

Fancy-sounding but a cinch to make.

Ingredients (serves 2):
3 small shallots, chopped
2 tsp butter
80g frozen minced spinach
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup light cream
3 tbsp chicken stock
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 packet frozen filo pastry, cut into 8x8cm squares
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 eggs
Olive oil

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 160 deg C.
2. Fry shallots in butter until fragrant. Add spinach and salt and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Add cream, stock and cinnamon powder and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Line 2 ramekins (glazed ceramic bowls) with 8 pieces of filo pastry each to cover the inside completely.
5. Pour in the spinach mixture and sprinkle with cheese and black pepper. Crack an egg into each.
6. Drizzle some olive oil on top and bake for 25 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and serve.

Tips:
Save time by cooking the spinach mixture the night before.

Recipe source: Simply Her magazine (Nov 2007)

Strawberry lemon sorbet tart

Ingredients (serves 4):
Filo Pastry Cups:
12 square sheets of filo pastry
2 tbsp butter, melted
2 tsp raw cane sugar

Lemon Sorbet:
1 cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice
150g castor sugar
1 egg white
1 1/4 cup water

Method:
Filo Pastry Cups:
1. Preheat oven to 200 deg C.
2. Make the pastry 'cup' by layering 3 sheets of pastry in one compartment of muffin tin (use the 6-pan type). Repeat with the remainder of the pastry.
3. Brush butter and sprinkle raw cane sugar over the top layer of each 'cup'.
4. Place in the oven for 20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and let the pastry cool.

Lemon Sorbet:
1. Place the sugar and water into a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves.
2. Add the lemon juice and stir the mixture evenly, then place the syrup into a freezer-proof container and freeze it for 4 hours until mushy.
3. Scoop the sorbet into the food processor and process until smooth. Whisk the egg white until frothy and add into the sorbet mixing it evenly.
4. Place in the freezer for another 4 hours.

To serve:
Place a scoop of the sorbet mixture into the filo cup and top it up with half a strawberry. Serve immediately.

Recipe source: Family magazine (Feb 2007)