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Spinach Easter with lemon aroma

8 servings

60 minutes

The recipe is taken from Anna Kirillova's book "Red Easter".

Spinach Easter with lemon aroma
Energy value per serving
Calories
320.9kcal
Proteins
15.2grams
Fats
19grams
Carbohydrates
21.8grams
Ingredients
8servings
Cooking steps
  • 1

    Grate the lemon zest using a fine grater.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Lemon zest: 0.5 teaspoon
  • 2

    Clean the pistachios, lightly roast them in a pan, and chop coarsely.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Pistachios: 75 g
  • 3

    Blend the spinach (can be frozen) into a puree with an immersion blender.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Spinach: 50 g
  • 4

    Sift until smooth. Measure the required amount.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Spinach: 50 g
  • 5

    Blend the cottage cheese with an immersion blender until smooth or strain through a sieve. Mix the sugar with sour cream and lemon zest.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Semi-fat curd cheese (9%): 600 g
    2. Sour cream (30%): 200 g
    3. Sugar: 150 g
    4. Lemon zest: 0.5 teaspoon
  • 6

    Let the mixture sit for 20 minutes for the sugar to fully dissolve and the mass to become creamy.

  • 7

    Combine the cottage cheese and the sugar-sour cream mixture. Mix, then blend with a blender. Add the spinach puree. Blend again.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Semi-fat curd cheese (9%): 600 g
    2. Sour cream (30%): 200 g
    3. Sugar: 150 g
    4. Lemon zest: 0.5 teaspoon
    5. Spinach: 50 g
  • 8

    Add pistachios and mix thoroughly.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Pistachios: 75 g
  • 9

    Line the mold with squeezed cheesecloth in 2 layers. Place the curd mixture, smooth it out, and cover with the ends of the cheesecloth. Set the mold in a deep plate so that it is suspended. Weigh it down. Send the Easter dish to the fridge for 12–24 hours.

  • 10

    After the time has passed, unfold the cheesecloth, place a flat plate on top where you will serve the Easter cake. Flip it over. Remove the mold, decorate with custard and chopped pistachios.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Pistachios: 75 g
    2. Custard (creme patissiere):  to taste