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Spinach Balls (I know, it’s not an insult!)

Spinach Balls recipe, eat well on universal credit

I’ve never understood why in the age of Shrink-flation, when the package sizes of everything are quietly reducing, that we still have to buy Spinach in industrial quantities. I bought a pack of Spinach for the Shakshuka with Spinach and Lamb Meatballs, we made the other night. But as usual we ended up with half of the pack in the fridge. So…….

Ingredients:-

250g of Spinach, wilted in salted water
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
Cornflour and Gram Flour, enough to make a stiff batter
½ Tsp of Turmeric
Salt & Pepper to season the batter

Method:-

(1) When your Spinach has wilted squeeze as much waters as you can from it.
(2) Mix the Garlic in and set aside.
(3) Mix the Batter ingredients but don’t add water.
(4) Form the Spinach into balls and roll in the dry Batter mix.
(5) Heat a fryer it 160C.
(6) Add water to the batter until you have a very stiff batter.
(7) Coat the Spinach balls in Batter and fry individually until the Batter is golden brown.

These made a surprisingly good side and we don’t have half a bag of Spinach learning philosophy in the bottom of the fridge, which has to be a bonus!  


 

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DIY Bean Based Burger

“E” in our Vegetarian Alphabet experiment is covered by Edamame Beans.

We had a tub of the Urad Dal stuffing from this recipe in the freezer, which made a great foundation for the Burger. - http://www.eatwellonuc.org.uk/index.php/recipes/308-aubergine-baked-boats

The recipe for the Gluten free bun is also here. - http://www.eatwellonuc.org.uk/index.php/recipes/51-monster-burger

What you put in your burger is entirely up to you, but our Bean based Burger went something like this:-

Ingredients:-

Urad Dal – (Split Black Lentils)
½ tube of Tomato Puree
3 Onions, sliced
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
Mixed Herbs
Salt & Pepper
Chilli Flakes

These were the base ingredients in the stuffing from the previous recipe

250g Edamame Beans
50g Gluten free Bread crumbs
Grated Cheese

Method:-

(1) We thawed the stuffing and the  Edamame Beans
(2) In a large bowl we mixed the Bean, Stuffing and Bread crumbs.
(3) Oil a square oven tray.
(4) Blend the Burger ingredients in a food processor.
(5) Press the Burger mix into the tray and flatten.
(6) Place in a pre-heated oven at 180c and cook for 20 minutes.
(7) Flip with a Fish slice and cook for a further 20 minutes.
(8) Place under the grill to brown slightly.
(9) Sprinkle with the grated Cheese and pop back under the grill until the Cheese has melted and slightly browned.
(10) Assemble your Burger.

We made crispy battered Chips and Onion rings as a side / garnish. This was actually two days worth of food for us and we had the remainder yesterday!
 
 

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