Vegetable Torte

By Tonya_Speed

NUTRITION per serving: 159 Calories; 7g Fat; 11g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 138mg
Cholesterol; 247mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat.
Points: 3

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons Italian bread crumbs
• 4 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 4 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 4 eggs, separated
• 15 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from savingdinner.com

Preparation

Step 1

Grease the inside of a soufflé pan. Coat the soufflé pan with bread crumbs and set aside. Turn pan on its side to allow excess crumbs to fall out of pan. Place a collapsible vegetable steamer in the bottom of slow cooker. Add about 2 1/2 cups hot water to slow cooker. Cover and set slow cooker heat setting to high. In a skillet, melt butter and sauté onion and garlic until onions are translucent. Add flour and stir for about a minute. Slowly add milk to the skillet and continue to cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. Add Parmesan
cheese, stir, then remove from heat. In a mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks. Gradually add the hot cheese sauce to the yolks. Stir to incorporate. Add spinach, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir to blend. Set aside. In another mixing bowl, beat egg whites until they have formed stiff peaks. Take about 1/3 of the egg whites and gently fold them into the spinach mixture. Add remaining egg whites to the remaining spinach mixture. Pour mixture into bread crumb-coated pan. Cover with aluminum foil wrap. Uncover slow cooker, place pan in crock pot; cover and cook for 3 to 4 hours.
Remove from slow cooker and let sit on counter top for about 5 minutes to settle. Place plate on top of pan, flip pan upside down to allow torte to slide onto plate. Cut into wedges and enjoy.

SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve with an apple, walnut and raisin salad topped with yogurt.