Christmas Recipes > Parcels of Spinach and Ricotta

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

How to make parcels of spinach and ricotta:
Tasty little golden parcels. This recipe makes four parcels so serve one or two per person for the Christmas meal.



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.




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