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Recipes - and - RecipesThis is a simpler variation of the chicken spinach souffle roll, and would be a nice vegetarian brekkie!
From my Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook
A simple puree of spinach baked with eggs, rolled around a creamy red pepper filling makes an exotic and colourful side dish. Even better, this can be prepared in advance and then reheated when required.
Ingredients:
1 lb. leaf spinach, well washed and drained.
fresh nutmeg, grated
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons heavy cream
salt and ground black pepper
2 eggs, separated
1 small red pepper, chopped
7 oz. soft cheese with garlic and herbs
Method:
1- Line med. jelly roll pan with waxed paper or parchment, and grease paper.
2- Pre-heat oven to 375
3- Blanch spinach, drain, press out water and chop finely.
4- Mix spinach with nutmeg, butter, parmesan, cream and seasoning. Cool for
5 minutes, then beat in the egg yolks.
5- Whisk eggwhites until soft peaks form, and carefully fold into the spinach
mixture. Spread into the prepared pan, level and bake for 12 to 15 min. until
firm.
6- Turn spinach out upside down on clean dish towel and allow it to cool in
the pan for 30 min.
7- In the meantime, simmer the pepper in about 2 tablespoons of water in covered
pan until just soft, then either puree in blender or chop very finely. Mix with
the soft cheese, and season with salt and pepper.
8- When the spinach has cooled, peel off the paper, trim any hard edges and
spread it with the red pepper cream mixture.
9- Carefully roll up the spinach and pepper in the dish towel, leave for 10
minutes to firm up, then serve cut into thick slices.
VARIATION:
A thick puree of any root vegetable also works well as a roulade. Try cooking beets or parsnip, flavouring lightly with a mild curry style spice such as coriander. The fillings can be varied too, such as finely chopped and sauteed mushrooms and onion, or grated carrot mixed with yogurt and chives. Roulades are delicious served warm as well. Sprinle with cheese and bake in moderatley hot oven for 15 min.
Schaferhof B&B
Niagara
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