Another meatless Czech traditional meal.
As it seems we have a lot of meatless recipes in our traditional Czech cuisine. Creamed spinach is simple and very easy to make a meal we all grew up on. Some people love it some cannot stand it.
As you know Spinach is a great source of phytonutrients (antioxidants) protecting our cells, vitamins and minerals. Dark, leafy greens like spinach are important for skin, hair, and bone health. A 100-gram serving of spinach contains 28.1 micrograms of vitamin C, 34 percent of the daily recommendation. Protection of your cells, source of Calcium, magnesium, Pottasium and Vitamins. WARNING: If someone is taking blood-thinners, such as warfarin, it is important that they do not suddenly begin to change the amount of food they eat containing vitamin K, which plays a large role in blood clotting.

A plate full of superfood.
You can use spinach leaves in many forms.
Add spinach to pasta, soups, and casseroles.
Lightly sauté spinach in a small amount of extra virgin olive oil. Season with freshly ground black pepper and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Add spinach to a wrap, sandwich, or flatbread.
Make a dip with spinach, such as spinach and artichoke dip or spinach and goat cheese dip.
Add a handful of fresh spinach to an omelette or scramble, or throw a handful into a smoothie.
Or make a creamed spinach sauce.

Creamed Spinach Sauce with Gnocchi and Halloumi
Ingredients: serves 2.
250g potato gnocchi Recipe HERE
4 cups of loose-leaf spinach (200g ish) or about 1,5 cups of frozen loose-leaf spinach (200g)
100ml cream or coconut cream
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 onion
salt
nutmeg
Halloumi 100g
A hardboiled egg (optional)
1 tsp of oil for frying
Blender or blending stick
Method:
Pan-fry onion on a 1 tsp of oil, once sauteed (about 2 min) add crushed garlic and fresh loose-leaf or frozen spinach, a pinch of salt and nutmeg.
Sautee everything for 5 min.
Add cream and sautee for another 5 min.
Transfer into a blender or into a bowl to use blending stick.
Puree until smooth and creamy.
Add salt if needed.
Meanwhile preheat the second pan and on a dollop of butter crisp up gnocchi.
And grill your halloumi.
To serve.
Pour spinach sauce into a bowl or onto a plate, add the gnocchi, grilled halloumi and egg if using.
TIP:
You may subsidize some of the spinach with silverbeet green leaves.
You may substitute halloumi for grilled tofu, to make it vegetarian/vegan friendly.

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