Carrot loaf

Carrot loaf

Ingredients/Components

• unsalted butter - 6 oz
• carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices - 2 lb
• mushrooms, cut into 1/4-inch slices - 1/4 lb
• fresh spinach, rinsed well and dried if you are not using baby spinach, remove stems - 1 lb
• eggs - 6 item
• grated Gruyere or Swiss cheese 4 oz - 1 c
• salt - 1 tsp
• freshly ground pepper - 1 tsp

How to make carrot loaf:

Melt 2 ounces of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots and saut?© slowly until tender, about 25 minutes. Chop coarsely and place in a bowl. Increase heat to high and melt 1 ounce of the butter in the same skillet. Add the mushrooms and saut?© for 2 minutes. Chop coarsely and add to carrots; set aside. Melt 2 ounces butter over medium-high heat in the same skillet. Add the spinach and saut?© until wilted, about 2 minutes. Chop coarsely; place in a separate bowl and set aside. Line an 8 x 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan with aluminum foil. Butter foil with the remaining butter. Beat together 4 eggs, the cheese, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add to the carrot mixture and mix well. Add the remaining eggs to the spinach and mix well. Spread half the carrot mixture over the bottom of the pan. Cover with the spinach mixture and top with the remaining carrot mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Preheat the oven to 400°. Remove the plastic wrap; cover the loaf pan loosely with foil and place in a roasting pan. Add enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the loaf pan.

Recipe categories: Side dish, Vegetables, Carrots.