Best Spinach Cheese Patties Recipes

CHEESE & SPINACH PASTIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the baking tray with baking parchment. Put the spinach onto pieces of kitchen paper. Pat flat to remove any water, then put in the bowl. Add the cheeses and nutmeg, stir together and set aside.
• Using a flour dredger, sprinkle some flour on the work surface. Roll out the pastry to a long rectangle (step 1). Using the biscuit cutter, cut out 6 circles (step 2). Brush the edges with water (step 3), then spoon the spinach mixture into the middle of each. Fold the edges together and squeeze them. Brush the tops with more water and make holes with a fork (step 4). Bake for 15-20 mins until golden, then enjoy warm or leave to cool completely and pack into lunchboxes.

SPINACH PATTIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Add 2 inches of water to a pasta pot. Place the deep steamer inside the pot, add the spinach, place on the stovetop and turn the heat to high. Once the water starts to boil, it only takes a few minutes for the spinach to wilt.
• Once the spinach leaves are wilted, lift the steamer and set it at an angle over the pot (suspended. See post for a photo) to allow the water to drain and the spinach to cool.
• After a few minutes, transfer the spinach to a food processor. Pulse the processor a few times until the spinach is processed.
• Add the processed spinach to a mixing bowl and add cheese, eggs, matzo meal, salt and black pepper. Mix all of the ingredients together (if the mixture is too wet, add a little bit more matzo meal).
• Heat about 1/2 inch of canola or vegetable oil to a 12-inch nonstick pan.
• When the oil is hot, lower the heat to medium-high and use your hands or two regular tablespoons to form small patties from the mixture and lower them to the oil.
• Fry the patties for a few minutes on the first side. When you notice that the bottom starts to become golden, flip the patties and fry for a few minutes on the other side.
• Once the patties are ready, remove them from the oil and set on a cooling rack or on a plate lined with a paper towel. You can stop here and just eat them fried in a sandwich, as a meal or an appetizer (try making a garlic dip to go with them), or you can freeze them (see the notes section for more info on freezing). Or you can make the sauce and cook them in the sauce.
• To make the sauce, heat olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick pan. Lower the heat to medium-high, add the minced garlic and fry it for a couple of minutes (to make sure it doesn't burn, stir it constantly).
• Add the chicken stock (or vegetable stock), lemon juice, cilantro, salt and pepper. Stir and cook until the sauce comes to a boil (this should take a couple of minutes).
• Add the patties to the pot (I usually can't fit all of them so I just add as many as I can), cover the pot and cook for 5-7 minutes.
• Turn the heat off and let the patties cool for a few minutes before serving with white or brown rice, bulgur wheat, quinoa, or special bread.

SPINACH-AND-FETA PATTIES

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 cup water to a simmer over medium-high heat in a large skillet or saucepan. Add spinach, cover, and cook until wilted and tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain in a colander. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out as much moisture as possible with your hands (or use a ricer to press out excess). Coarsely chop spinach and transfer to a large bowl.
• Heat oil in a medium heavy-bottomed skillet, such as cast iron, over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but no color has developed, about 6 minutes. Transfer to bowl with spinach and let cool completely.
• Stir in flour, egg, nutmeg, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Fold in feta. Form mixture into golf-ball-size rounds, then flatten slightly into 1-inch-thick patties. Transfer to a parchment-lined tray and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours or, loosely covered, up to 1 day.
• Pour a scant 1/2 inch oil into skillet. Heat over medium until oil shimmers and bubbles form instantly around a breadcrumb dropped in (350°F on a deep-fry thermometer). Working in batches, fry, flipping once and adjusting heat as needed to maintain a level temperature, until crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Drain on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet; keep warm in a preheated 200°F oven while frying the rest. Serve warm, with dipping sauces.

SPINACH CHEESE PATTIES

Steps:

• Mix together the first four ingredients.
• It gets thick and gooyey.
• Add spinach and mix again.
• Pour olive oil in a skillet.
• I use about 2 T.
• Get it hot.
• Fry the patties until golden brown.

SEPHARDIC SPINACH PATTIES

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and, if using, the garlic and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the spinach, matza meal, salt, pepper, and, if using, the nutmeg. Stir in the eggs. If the mixture is too loose, add a little more matza meal. The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for a day.
• 2. Shape the spinach mixture into patties 3 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide, with tapered ends. In a large skillet, heat a thin layer of oil over medium heat. In batches, fry the patties, turning, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm, accompanied with lemon wedges.
• Sephardic Spinach Patties with Cheese (Keftes de Espinaca con Queso):
• Add 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Muenster, Swiss, Gouda, or Cheddar cheese; or 1/4 cup grated kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese.
• Sephardic Spinach Patties with Walnuts (Keftes de Espinaca con Muez):
• Substitute 1/2 to 1 cup finely chopped walnuts for the matza meal.
• Italian Spinach Patties (Polpettine di Spinaci):
• Add 3/4 cup raisins soaked in white wine for 30 minutes, then drained, and 3/4 cup toasted pine nuts.

SPINACH AND FETA TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate.
• While the grill is preheating, mix together eggs, garlic, feta cheese, spinach, and turkey in a large bowl until well combined; form into 8 patties.
• Cook on preheated grill until no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes.

BAKED QUINOA WITH SPINACH AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Oil a 2-quart gratin or baking dish.
• Heat a medium frying pan or a wide saucepan over medium-high heat. Wash the spinach and without spinning dry, add to the pan and wilt in the liquid left on the leaves after washing. You may have to do this in 2 batches. As soon as the spinach wilts, remove from the heat and rinse with cold water. Squeeze dry and chop. Set aside.
• Wipe the pan dry and heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in it over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and stir with the onion until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the spinach and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl and add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in the quinoa, the onion and spinach mixture, the Gruyère, and the sage. Add freshly ground pepper and stir the mixture together. Scrape into the gratin dish. Sprinkle the Parmesan over the top and drizzle on the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Place in the oven and bake until nicely browned on top, about 25 minutes. Remove from the heat, allow to sit for about 5 minutes, and serve.

QUINOA SPINACH PATTIES

Steps:

• Place cooled cooked quinoa in a large bowl.
• Add eggs, Parmesan cheese, onions, garlic, salt, spinach, and breadcrumbs.
• Mix well and let sit for a few minutes.
• The batter should be moist, but not runny.
• Form 1/4 cup sized patties.
• Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-low heat.
• In 2 or 3 batches cook the patties covered for 8-10 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.