Athenian Moussaka

Name: Athenian Moussaka
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 ounces (1-pint carton) alfalfa sprouts; ½ cup chopped green onions; 1 teaspoon salt, more or less, according to the amount of salami or ham used; ¼ cup chopped fresh mint leaves; ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley; ½ pint cottage cheese; 1½ cups finely chopped meat (ham, salami, hamburger, in any desired proportions); ½ pound grated Monterey Jack cheese; ¼ teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon good-quality Indian curry powder; 3 eggs, well beaten; ½ pint ricotta cheese; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons chopped chives; ¼ teaspoon dried oregano

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Clay-Pot Cookbook

By Georgia Sales

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

1½ cups finely chopped meat (ham, salami, hamburger, in any desired proportions)
½ pint ricotta cheese</

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Presoak a small clay pot, top and bottom, in water for 15 minutes.

Place alternate layers of the meat, cottage cheese, ricotta, mint, parsley, green onions, chives, aHaHa sprouts, and Monterey Jack cheese in the presoaked pot. Combine the remaining ingredients and add.

Cover the pot and place it in a cold oven.

Set the oven temperature at