Cookbook Starters

Spinach and ricotta meatballs

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Difficulty People Time
Easy 4 50 minuti
Ingredients
250 g of spinach
90 g breadcrumbs
1 egg
q.b. fine salt
250 g ricotta Sterilgarda
50 g parmesan cheese DOP
q.b. black pepper
20 g extra virgin olive oil
1 cloves of garlic
Preparation
  1. Take a pan, heat the extra virgin olive oil and add the garlic clove.
  2. Add the previously washed spinach and cook for 5-6 minutes over high heat, stirring often.
  3. Remove the garlic and drain the spinach using a sieve, pressing it lightly to remove any remaining water and let it cool.
  4. Then, using a knife, roughly chop the spinach.
  5. Pour the Sterilgarda Ricotta into a bowl, add the drained spinach and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, salt and pepper.
  6. Add the breadcrumbs to the mixture and mix everything together.
  7. Using your hands, form meatballs of about 20 g each.
  8. Place the meatballs in a bowl where the egg has previously been beaten, along with salt and pepper.
  9. Take another bowl with the breadcrumbs and pass the meatballs through it to form the breadcrumb coating.
  10. Prepare a baking tray lined with baking paper and arrange the meatballs.
  11. Bake in a preheated oven in static mode at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes.
  12. Serve.
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