Spinach Spirals Recipes

TOMATO SPINACH SPIRALS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, prepare spinach according to package directions. Drain pasta; place in a large bowl. Add the spinach, tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of Romano cheese, 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and salt; toss to coat. Sprinkle with the remaining cheeses.

SESAME OMELET SPINACH SPIRALS

Steps:

• Spread tahini over tortillas; set aside. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, onion, red pepper, water chestnuts, carrot, ginger and pepper flakes., Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; lightly brush with some of the oil. Pour 1/3 cup egg mixture into the pan; cook for 1 minute or until set. Flip egg mixture and cook 30 seconds to 1 minute longer or until lightly browned. Place omelet on a tortilla; roll up. Repeat three times, brushing skillet as needed with remaining oil. Cut wraps into 1-in. slices., Combine the sauce ingredients; serve with spirals.

QUICK AND EASY SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the spinach to the skillet and cover; allow to cook 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic salt and cover again for another 5 minutes; remove from heat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

EGGPLANT AND SPINACH LASAGNE SPIRALS

Steps:

• Roast tomatoes for sauce:
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Toss tomatoes with 3 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and arrange, cut sides up, in 1 layer in 2 oiled glass or ceramic shallow baking dishes. Roast tomatoes in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of dishes halfway through baking, until skins are wrinkled and beginning to brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool slightly in baking dishes on racks.
• Roast eggplant for lasagne:
• Toss eggplant slices with oil, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and arrange in 1 layer on 2 oiled baking sheets. Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking and turning slices over once, until tender, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Finish tomato sauce:
• When tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel off skin and discard. Purée tomatoes with their juices in a blender, pulsing until almost smooth.
• Cook onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato purée, water, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and reduced to about 4 cups, about 15 minutes. Stir in basil.
• Make filling and assemble lasagne:
• While sauce is simmering, cook spinach in a 3- to 4-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, 1 minute, then drain in a colander. When cool enough to handle, squeeze any excess water from spinach and coarsely chop. Stir together ricotta, yolk, spinach, parmesan, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until combined well.
• Cook lasagne noodles in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water , stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain noodles in a colander and rinse under cold running water.
• Spoon 2 cups tomato sauce into a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish (or other 3-quart shallow baking dish). Lay out 4 lasagne noodles on a work surface, then spread 1/3 cup filling evenly over each noodle and cover with eggplant slices in 1 layer. Roll up each and arrange spirals, seam sides down and without touching, over sauce in dish, then make 4 more rolls and arrange in dish. Brush noodles with water, then spoon some sauce down middle of rolls and cover dish tightly with foil.
• Bake in middle of oven until heated through, about 20 minutes. Heat remaining tomato sauce and serve on the side.

SPINACH FILO SPIRAL PIE

Steps:

• Heat a large non-stick pan over a medium heat. Tip in the spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted (you won't need any oil or water as it will steam in its own moisture). Leave to cool a little, then tip into a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much water as possible. Chop and put in a bowl.
• Heat the knob of butter in a non-stick frying pan. Add the onion and cook for about 10 mins until softened. Tip into the bowl with the spinach, then stir in the feta using a fork until fully combined. Taste for seasoning.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Brush a 24 x 4cm deep metal pie dish with some of the butter.
• Lay a filo sheet on your work surface. Brush with some of the melted butter, then spread about 2 tbsp of the filling in a line along the longest edge of the pastry. Roll loosely into a long sausage (don't roll it too tight as this might cause the pastry to split), then coil the pastry and put in the centre of the tin.
• Repeat with the rest of the pastry and filling, arranging the coils around the central one. Brush the tops with more butter, then sprinkle with the nigella seeds. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and crisp.

SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN SPIRALS

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
• Working from the center to the edges, pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to 1/8 inch thickness.
• Remove plastic wrap, and sprinkle chicken with black pepper to taste.
• Squeeze spinach until well-drained and almost dry.
• In a small bowl, combine half of the spinach with the egg. (Save the rest of the spinach for the Sauteed Spinach Cream Sauce).
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the spinach mixture onto each chicken piece, spreading evenly over the chicken.
• Top with a piece of prosciutto.
• Place a stick of cheese near the edge of the chicken breast.
• Fold in sides and roll up, starting from edge with the cheese.
• Place rolls, seam side down, into a 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• Drizzle with butter.
• Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until chicken in no longer pink. (170 degrees).
• Prepare Sauteed Spinach Cream Sauce while chicken is baking.
• Spoon sauce over chicken breasts when serving.