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Ricotta and Spinach Parcels Recipe

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Updated 26/06/2011


This recipe is part of the December 2007 Recipes Menu.


Starter - Avocado Cream Terrine
Starter - Goats Cheese, Pear and Walnut Salad
Main Course - Fruit Stuffed Goose
Main Course - Parcels of Ricotta and Spinach
Dessert - Cranberry Cheesecake
Dessert - Christmas Chestnut Bombe

Tasty little golden parcels. This recipe makes four parcels so serve one or two per person for the Christmas meal.


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Ingredients

  • 1lb raw weight spinach, cooked and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small onion, chopped finely
  • 1 teaspoon green peppercorns
  • 1lb puff pastry
  • 8oz - 12oz ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • salt
(see measure conversions for more information)


Method

  • Melt the butter in a small saucepan and fry the onion gently until softened.
  • Add the green peppercorns and cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • Add the cooked spinach and mix together.
  • Roll out the puff pastry thinly on a lightly floured work counter and cut into 4 squares 7 inches wide.
  • Place a quarter of the spinach mixture in the centre of each square and top with a quarter of the cheese.
  • Brush a little beaten egg around the edges of the pastry squares and bring the corners together to form parcels.
  • Press the edges together firmly to seal.
  • Place the parcels on to a greased baking tray.
  • Brush with beaten egg.
  • Bake in a preheated oven 200 degrees C. for 20 - 25 minutes until golden brown.

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 4 parcels