Mediterranean Layers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 onion, chopped
    1 garlic clove, crushed
    1 tablespoon butter
    2 (10 ounce) bags spinach, washed and stemmed
    1 pastry for double-crust pie
    1/2 lb ham slices
    1 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
    1 (4 ounce) jar pimentos, cut into strips
    7 eggs
Preparation
    Saute onion and garlic in butter.
    Add spinach and cook until wilted. Drain well.
    Reserve 1/2 of the pastry. Roll out remaining pastry to line a greased 8 1/2 inch (22cm) springform pan or deep cake pan. Allow pastry to over hang. Layer: 1/2 the ham, 1/2 the cheese, 1/2 the spinach mixture and 1/2 the pimento.
    Beat 6 egss and pour over this layer.
    Repeat layering with remaining ingredients.
    Roll out remaining pastry and cover. Seal edges, brush with remaining egg mixed with a bit of water and slit surface.
    Bake at 400 F (200 C) for 45 minutes or until golden. Serve warm or cold.

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