As this recipe shows, vegetarian meals can be really tasty. It doesn’t take a lot of hard work either — you just need to chop up a few vegetables, mix the right ingredients, and then you’re on your way…
This dish proves that you can create surprisingly great-tasting meals without using meat. It’s so simple to make and helps toward your 5 a Day, too. Now dig in before it gets cold!
Spinach Roll with Cheese
Equipment
- Pan
- Bowl
- Square-shaped pan
- Dishcloth
Ingredients
- 1 olive oil
- 1 diced onion
- 1 finely chopped garlic clove
- 16 oz spinach
- 0.5 cup flour
- 3.5 oz breadcrumbs
- 3.5 oz grated cheese
- 0.5 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp oregano
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 salt and pepper
- 4 beaten egg whites
- 3.5 oz finely chopped mushrooms
- 2 finely grated carrots
- 2.5 oz grated cheese
- 1.75 oz grated mozzarella baked on top
Instructions
- Sweat the onions with olive oil in a pan and add the garlic. Then add the spinach and fry it until it is cooked.
- Spoon the mixture into a bowl before adding the flour, breadcrumbs, cheese, and herbs. Add the egg yolks with the salt and pepper to the bowl and mix everything.
- Beat the egg whites until they’re stiff. Fold the beaten egg whites into the spinach mix.
- Spread the mixture in a greased square-shaped pan. Bake the spinach pastry for 20 minutes at 320°F.
- Fry the mushrooms with the carrots and some oil in a pan.
- Place the spinach square on a clean dishcloth and spoon the mushroom and carrot mix onto the center. Sprinkle some grated cheese on top. Roll up the spinach square using the dishcloth.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella on top and place the spinach roll back in the oven so that the cheese melts into it.