Spinach Potato Cakes With Roasted Tomato Sauce Food

ROASTED POTATOES AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Toss the potatoes with the butter and mustard on a baking sheet until coated; season with salt and pepper. Roast, stirring once halfway through, until the potatoes are browned and tender, about 25 minutes. Stir in the spinach and garlic and continue to roast until the spinach is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes more. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
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SALMON-POTATO CAKES WITH ROASTED TOMATO MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Season fillets with salt, pepper and cayenne.
• In a baking dish, place seasoned fish with wine, onions and garlic and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 7 minutes or until fish is cooked through.
• When fish is completely cooled, flake. Mix the flaked salmon with potatoes and herbs. Roll 6-ounce cakes in bread crumbs. In a saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter. When hot, saute cakes so that the bread crumbs toast. Cook on both sides and place on sheet tray.
• After all salmon-potato cakes are toasted, place sheet tray in oven for 10 minutes to heat cakes through.
• In a blender or food processor combine, mayonnaise, tomatoes, ketchup, Dijon mustard, paprika; season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

SPINACH, RICOTTA & TOMATO PANCAKE BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Defrost the frozen spinach in the microwave, leave to cool for 1-2 mins and squeeze out as much liquid as you can, then mix with the ricotta, nutmeg and some seasoning. Top six pancakes with the spinach mixture, then roll up and arrange on a baking sheet or in an ovenproof dish. Spoon over the pasta sauce over each pancake, then top each with cheese. Bake for 15-20 mins until hot and bubbling.

SPINACH AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and remove stems of spinach, place in a large pot and fill a quarter of the way with water, add salt if desired.
• Bring to a boil and press down spinach, as it wilts, into boiling water.
• Cover for 5 minutes. Than drain and remove most of the water but not necessary to remove all. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in medium saucepan, cook diced onion and garlic 5 -7 minutes just until translucent.
• Add diced tomatoes, bouillon cubes, basil, pinch of sugar and Salt and pepper to saucepan.
• Bring to just a boil than lower heat to medium low and cook for 20 minutes.
• While that's cooking use the same pot that you boiled the spinach in to boil more water for your pasta and cook according to package directions.
• Chop already cooked spinach.
• During the last 5 minutes of cooking pasta add the spinach to your tomato sauce.
• Drain pasta and put back into pot, add a ladel full of sauce and mix so spaghetti does not stick together.
• Place pasta on serving plates and spoon sauce over pasta.
• Sprinkle with Romano cheese and serve.

NEW POTATOES WITH SPINACH & CAPERS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold salted water. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 mins until they are tender but still hold their shape, and you can insert a cutlery knife easily.
• Drain the potatoes and allow to steam-dry. Heat the oil with 1 tbsp of the butter in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Once the butter is foaming, add the potatoes, cut-side down, and fry undisturbed for 5 mins until golden.
• Add the remaining butter along with the spinach, capers, lemon zest and juice. Stir everything together for a few mins so that the potatoes are coated and the spinach has wilted, then season to taste with salt and black pepper.

SWEET POTATO & SPINACH BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the cream, garlic and herb sprigs into a small saucepan and slowly bring to just below boiling. Turn off the heat, season and leave to infuse.
• Put the spinach into a colander, pour over a kettle of boiling water and leave to drain for a few mins. Then squeeze out as much water as possible. Season with salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg.
• Grease an ovenproof dish generously with butter and spread half the sweet potato slices across the bottom. Top with a layer of spinach, then the remaining potato. Pour over the cream mixture, through a sieve to remove the garlic and herbs, then sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 45-55 mins until golden and tender.
• Meanwhile, if you're serving the chops, heat a griddle or frying pan and finely chop the leaves from the herb sprig. Rub over the chops with the oil and some seasoning, then griddle or fry for 3-4 mins on each side or until cooked to your liking. Leave bake, and chops if serving, to rest for 5 mins, then serve with a big green salad.

PENNE WITH SPINACH AND SLOW ROASTED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• Drizzle some olive oil on a foil lined sheet pan.
• Quarter and seed the tomatoes and add to the sheet pan.
• Very thinly slice the garlic and red onion and add them to the tomatoes.
• Sprinkle the basil over the top, drizzle on a little more olive oil, and toss with your hands to combine.
• Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, boil the penne. (You want to time it so it's done about the same time as the tomatoes.).
• One minute before the pasta is done, add the spinach to the boiling water.
• Transfer the contents of the baking sheet to the bowl of a food processor. Add the optional mozarella, and puree.
• Drain the spinach / penne, and toss immediately with the tomato mixture.