Mouthful of YUM

Being a new a wife, I figured it was time to start learning "real" recipes. Although microwave meals, "5 minute rice" and instant mashed potatoes are easy and pretty delicious, I figured it was high time for me to figure out how to eat like someone who has moved out of her dorm. Luckily, Pinterest has made finding creative recipes fairly easy! So taking my usual "pick the thing with the least ingredients" rule off the table, i found the Sweet Potato Spinach Quiche Recipe.
Let me clarify that I have neither cooked sweet potatoes or quiche in my entire life, so this was a stretch. But it turned out perfect! It was very much a "starter" recipe but came out very impressive for a sweet sunday brunch for myself and my husband. Below is the recipe.

I was only able to find larger sweet potatoes at the grocery store so only needed 1.5 sweet potatoes for the crust. As for the cheese, I stopped at a smaller market that only had an Italian cheese blend that included asiago and parmesan but this worked perfectly in addition to the goat cheese. During my short time as a "from scratch" cook, I've become OBSESSED with fresh garlic. It made a huge difference with the overall flavor combined with the onion which helped keep us from over salting! I was so happy that it turned out the way I'd hoped and tasted delicious. Hope you all enjoy the recipe!

Sweet Potato Crusted Spinach Quiche

Ingredients:

• 6 small sweet potatoes
• Olive oil spray
• 1 bunch organic spinach
• 1/2 small onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup grated fresh mozzarella
• Spring herbs (dill, parsley, chives) to taste
• 1 tablespoon organic white miso (optional)
• 1/4 cup goat cheese
• 1/4 cup asiago cheese (to sprinkle on top)
• Sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

• Peel sweet potatoes and slice thinly with a food processor.
• Lay potato slices out in pie dish in a crust-like fashion, spray with oil, and bake on 400 degrees fahrenheit for 15 minutes. (After crust has baked, reduce oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.)

• Spray a saute pan with oil and saute sliced onion and crushed garlic clove until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in spinach and saute until wilted and tender, about 4 minutes. Drain spinach over the sink to rid excess liquid.
• Blend eggs and mozzarella in a medium bowl. Add herbs, goat cheese, and miso. (Miso makes everything taste better, but may be omitted.)
• Add spinach/garlic/onion mix to the egg/cheese mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place the combined mixtures in the potato crust. Sprinkle with asiago cheese on top.
• In a 375 degree oven, bake until the quiche is firm and the cheese has browned, about 40 minutes.
• Tastes best a little warm.