Spinach is one of the least caloric vegetables, but more nutritious thanks to its micronutrients. These provide vitamin K, iron, folic acid and vitamin C, all important for our health. Also, this time, we propose a rich and original preparation to include spinach in your usual diet. These are basastites that we fill with spinach, white sauce, onion and cheese, to obtain a lunch or light dinner, ideal for those who want to lose weight, feed in a healthy way and for those who have diabetes. It is also a perfect option for those who do not have the possibility of lunch at home and need to take a food to school, faculty or work, thanks to their practicality. For all this, in recipes we teach you how to make easy and healthy spinach baskets. Lets cook!
| 🚻 2 Diners | 🕘 30m | 🍵 Main | 🤯 Diping Plato |
| Ingredients to make spinach baskets: |
| 10 spinach leaves 1 onion ½ cup of milk (120 milliliters) 1 tablespoon flour soup 000 10 grams of butter 1 teaspoon of nutmeg 1 pinch of pepper 60 grams of fresh cheese 1 tablespoon grated cheese 6 empanada tapas |
| ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Cheap cost, |
Ingredients to make spinach baskets:
1. To start with the recipe for spinach baskets, first prepare the leaves washing them one by one under the water tap or in a water solution with a little alcohol vinegar. Then, disinfect them in a solution with 1 drop of lavandina suitable for food per liter of water, soaking them about 15 minutes. Then take them away and drain them. Pive them and reserve them while preparing the filling of your baskets.
2. pela and pump the onion to saute it in a pan over maximum heat with a teaspoon of oil. When it is transparent, lower the fire to the middle and, if necessary, add a tablespoon of hot water to clear it from the bottom. Repeat until it is caramelized.
3. You can replace the last tablespoons with white wine to provide more flavor. In this case, the fire rises to the fullest before adding it and keep it in this way until you feel that the smell changes from acid to sweet, by the evaporation of alcohol. Then, lower the fire to the middle and add the butter along with the flour.
4. Watch that the butter is not burned. On the other hand, when the flour is a little toasted, add the milk and remove until it thickens.
5. When thickened, add the spinach leaves that you had previously prepared and turn off the fire. Mix to heat and integrate with the white sauce. Next, it season to taste with nutmeg, pepper and grated cheese.
Trick: If you wish, you can add ricota and make delicious spinach and ricota baskets.
6. Dispose of empanada covers in a mold for muffins and fill the baskets with spinach preparation. If you do not have this type of mold, at the end of the recipe we will provide you with more ideas so you can make your baskets without disarming.
7. honestly, we recommend adding some fresh cheese because it is very rich, as a heart of your baskets. Then, cook them in the preheated oven to maximum fire, 200 ºC- 220 ºC for about 15-20 minutes until you observe the slightly golden dough and the melted cheese.
8. Remove the spinach baskets from the oven, serve and ready to eat. Tell us in the comments your opinion and share with us a photograph of the final result.
