Ingredients

  • 9 inches baked pie crusts
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 4 ounces gruyere cheese, grated
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 eggs
  • 8 ounces plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 ounces roasted red peppers, chopped
  • 10 ounces fresh spinach (may use frozen if squeezed really dry)

Method

  • Blind bake your pie crust and let it cool.
  • When crust is cool, spread Dijon mustard on bottom of the crust. Top with grated gruyere.
  • Carmelize onions in olive oil. Add thyme, salt and pepper. Set aside. Spread onions on top of cheese layer.
  • Chop fresh spinach and cook in frying pan with chopped roasted red peppers until wilted and starting to dry, set aside.
  • Wisk together eggs, yogurt and baking powder. (Don't use a mixer.).
  • Add spinach and roasted red peppers to egg mixture and pour over cheese layer.
  • If you're feeling creative, decorate the top with some red pepper strips.
  • Bake in 350 degree oven for 55 minutes until knife inserted in center comes out clean. You may want to protect crust edges with foil.
  • Enjoy!