All posts tagged: spinach

My Spinach Dip

Published by Monica

This sauce made it to my all time favorite recipes ever…I used to cook this initially as a dip but then one day I thought ‘why not add pasta and make it a pasta bake’ and that was a brilliant idea! So if you want to make it into a pasta bake just par cook your favorite pasta add it to the sauce, mix well, transfer to an oven proof dish, top with mozzarella and let it cook till nice, bubbly and golden. Many recipes out there that require to put together ingredients in a bowl and then baked in the oven and although that might work just fine I found, in my humble opinion, that when you cook the sauce the outcome is so much better. I make this with fresh spinach, chopped and steamed, I then place them in a sieve for a while and squeeze out all the water before adding them to the sauce. A little tip: you can use mascarpone as cream cheese…delishhh! Ingredients: 1 medium size onion, finely chopped …

Broccoli, Spinach & Avocado Soup

Published by Monica

This broccoli soup is packed with nutrients and is completely vegan. Super easy to make and comes together in 30 minutes. if using fresh broccoli I use the whole thing, even the stem, chopped finely will cook in no time, so nothing goes to waste but if you have on hand frozen ones of course it works as well. Leave me a comment if you try it! Ingredients: 350 gr broccoli, washed 100 gr baby or regular spinach 1 ripe avocado 2 garlic cloves, sliced 1 celery stick, optional 1 liter vegetable stock Olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Method: To a pan add olive oil and garlic and cook till garlic is fragrant (it shouldn’t brown). Add celery and gently cook for 2 minutes. Add broccoli and spinach and stir. Add the stock and bring it to a boil, lower the heat & let simmer till broccoli are tender. Check and adjust seasoning. Once the broccoli are tender transfer everything to a mixer add the avocado and only half the liquid and blitz …

Spinach Ravioli with Ricotta

Published by Monica

Ingredients For the dough 2 cups (more or less) flour 00 or if you cant find it you can use all purpose flour 2 eggs 2 egg yolks A pack of 400 gr of frozen spinach, thawed, all the juice squeezed and blended into a thick puree A pinch of salt For the ricotta filling 250 grams ricotta cheese 1 cup grated parmigiano cheese A pinch of nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste A handful of pine nuts – optional Method Make a well with the flour and break in the eggs and yolks seasoning with a pinch of salt. Using a fork gently beat the eggs slowly and gradually adding the flour. When the mixture starts resembling a thick paste add the spinach and work it until u have a soft silky dough. Cover tightly with cling film and place in the refrigerator for ½ an hour. Divide the dough in 4 pieces. Taking 1 piece (remember to cover the pasta your not using) start working it through your pasta machine until you end …