Bed & Breakfast Recipes — Spinach Bread Pudding

Spinach, feta, and dijon mustard combine to create this savory side dish. This is a James Place Inn favorite and will now hopefully be one of your family’s as well!

Ingredients:

3 tbl	Olive Oil
12 oz	Whole Wheat Bread
10 oz	Baby Spinach chopped small
1 Cup	Crumbled Feta
4 tsp	Dijon Mustard
1 tsp	Grated Lemon Zest
2 tbl	Fresh Lemon Juice
10	Large Eggs
2 Cups	½ and ½
1 tbl	Chopped Oregano

Directions:

1.  Toast the bread, chop into ¾” cubes. Place in a large bowl and add the spinach and ½ the feta cheese.

2.  In another bowl whisk the oil, mustard, lemon zest, lemon juice. Then add eggs and beat until blended. Add the ½ and ½ and mix thoroughly while adding salt and pepper.

3.  Spread bread and spinach mixture in lightly oiled baking dish then pour egg mixture slowly over mixture. Sprinkle remaing Feta over top. Refrigerate overnight.

4.  Place in preheated 350 oven about 40 minutes.

5.  Optional – after baking sprinkle olive oil over the top and place under broiler until lightly browned.