Vegetarian Spinach Patties Food

VEGETARIAN SPINACH PATTIES

Steps:

• Squeeze water from spinach and place in bowl with balance of ingredients. Mix well and form into small patties. Spray patties on both sides with cooking spray and place in a non stick lightly greased skillet. Cook patties a few minutes on each side and serve.
• You can add optional ingredients such as red pepper flakes, minced onion or a little garlic powder to mixture before you form patties.

SEPHARDIC SPINACH PATTIES

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and, if using, the garlic and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the spinach, matza meal, salt, pepper, and, if using, the nutmeg. Stir in the eggs. If the mixture is too loose, add a little more matza meal. The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for a day.
• 2. Shape the spinach mixture into patties 3 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide, with tapered ends. In a large skillet, heat a thin layer of oil over medium heat. In batches, fry the patties, turning, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm, accompanied with lemon wedges.
• Sephardic Spinach Patties with Cheese (Keftes de Espinaca con Queso):
• Add 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Muenster, Swiss, Gouda, or Cheddar cheese; or 1/4 cup grated kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese.
• Sephardic Spinach Patties with Walnuts (Keftes de Espinaca con Muez):
• Substitute 1/2 to 1 cup finely chopped walnuts for the matza meal.
• Italian Spinach Patties (Polpettine di Spinaci):
• Add 3/4 cup raisins soaked in white wine for 30 minutes, then drained, and 3/4 cup toasted pine nuts.

SPINACH CHEESE PATTIES

Steps:

• Mix together the first four ingredients.
• It gets thick and gooyey.
• Add spinach and mix again.
• Pour olive oil in a skillet.
• I use about 2 T.
• Get it hot.
• Fry the patties until golden brown.

SPINACH PATTIES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and, if using, the garlic and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the spinach, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and, if using, the nutmeg. Stir in the eggs. If the mixture is too loose, add a little more bread crumbs. The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for a day.
• Shape the spinach mixture into patties. In a large skillet, heat a thin layer of oil over medium heat. In batches, fry the patties, turning, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm, accompanied with lemon wedges.

GREEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the onions for about 10 mins until pale and soft, then leave to cool a little.
• Finely chop the spinach in a food processor and tip into a bowl. Add the cooled onion, breadcrumbs, nutmeg, cheddar and Parmesan, and mash together. Add the beaten egg, a little at a time (you may not need all of it), until the mixture holds together. Divide into eight (see tip below) and shape into fat burgers.
• Put the flour in a shallow bowl, season well and dip the burgers into the flour to coat. Store in a plastic container between layers of baking parchment. Either chill until ready to cook, or freeze.
• Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan and fry for about 5 mins each side until browned all over. Serve in the crusty rolls, with a couple of slices of tomato, ketchup and sweet potato fries on the side, if you like.