Instructions: Preheat oven to 350_.

Beat together the cottage cheese, eggs, lemon, and salt. Stir a cup of this mixture into the silverbeet and press it down in a well-greased 8" x 8" pan. Spread the remaining cottage cheese mixture evenly over the top and sprinkle on the bread crumbs and paprika.

Bake for about half an hour, or until set. Allow to stand for several minutes before cutting into squares.

Serves 4 to 6.

VARIATIONS

Chill and serve with red-ripe garden tomatoes and a sprinkling of crumbled blue cheese.

Add 3/4 cup grated Swiss cheese to the silverbeet mixture. Omit lemon.

To make more from less, add a cup of buttermilk and another egg.

Substitute spinach or kale for the silverbeet.

Add a chopped, sauteed onion.

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