These spinach rolls will make your mouth water. The aroma, the crunch, the cheese, the goodness it brings when baked will carry you far away from the everyday boring lunch/dinner menu.
They are absolutely simple and nutritious. Except for the cheese! But I have been hearing from too many people lately that cheese in the right amount doesn't contribute to your weight gain like red meat, butter and oil. Anyway, I used Pepperidge Farm pastry rolls. If you can make the dough from scratch well and good for you!
Chop 2 cloves of garlic, 3 stems of scallion/french onion, 1 big bunch of washed and cleaned spinach. Chop them coarsely. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a wok, add garlic, onion and spinach in the same order and saute them for 3-5 minutes. The spinach will shrink to 1/3rd of its original volume. Add pepper and salt for seasoning. Add red pepper flakes if you like it spicy. Let all the water dry - keep the mixture as dry as possible. Keep some grated Parmesan cheese handy.
Thaw 1 sheet of the puff pastry and spread the cooked mixture onto the sheet. Sprinkle a handful of grated cheese on top of the mixture. Roll the pastry sheet length wise which is a little logical :O You can use one beaten egg (Used to brush the sides) as a glue to stick the two edges. But i skipped it.
Roll the sheet in lengthwise cut into pin wheels. I was not great at cutting them into pinwheels of 1/2 inch width cause I did not use egg to brush the sides. The sheet was falling apart when I tried to cut it. I managed to cut them into 1 inch wide pieces. Bake them at 400 degree F for 15 -18 minutes occasionally peeping through the oven door to make sure you are not gonna over bake it or blacken them.
Some snaps - here they come!
They are absolutely simple and nutritious. Except for the cheese! But I have been hearing from too many people lately that cheese in the right amount doesn't contribute to your weight gain like red meat, butter and oil. Anyway, I used Pepperidge Farm pastry rolls. If you can make the dough from scratch well and good for you!
Chop 2 cloves of garlic, 3 stems of scallion/french onion, 1 big bunch of washed and cleaned spinach. Chop them coarsely. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a wok, add garlic, onion and spinach in the same order and saute them for 3-5 minutes. The spinach will shrink to 1/3rd of its original volume. Add pepper and salt for seasoning. Add red pepper flakes if you like it spicy. Let all the water dry - keep the mixture as dry as possible. Keep some grated Parmesan cheese handy.
Thaw 1 sheet of the puff pastry and spread the cooked mixture onto the sheet. Sprinkle a handful of grated cheese on top of the mixture. Roll the pastry sheet length wise which is a little logical :O You can use one beaten egg (Used to brush the sides) as a glue to stick the two edges. But i skipped it.
Roll the sheet in lengthwise cut into pin wheels. I was not great at cutting them into pinwheels of 1/2 inch width cause I did not use egg to brush the sides. The sheet was falling apart when I tried to cut it. I managed to cut them into 1 inch wide pieces. Bake them at 400 degree F for 15 -18 minutes occasionally peeping through the oven door to make sure you are not gonna over bake it or blacken them.
Some snaps - here they come!
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