Herbal Spinach Chickpeas Preparation Method

Ingredients For Herbal Spinach Chickpeas:

1½ pounds Baby spinach
15-ounce Chickpeas-rinsed
1  Onion-thinly sliced
1/3 cup Reduced-sodium chicken broth
4  cloves Garlic-minced
1  tsp Dried thyme
1  tsp Dried oregano
1  tsp Ground cumin
1  tsp Kosher salt
1/3 tsp Hot paprika
1/3 cup Raisins
2  tsp Extra-virgin olive oil

Method For Herbal Spinach Chickpeas:

1.Wash and cook the spinach in a Dutch oven over medium heat for 8 minutes.
2.Drain and cool slightly, then coarsely chop the spinach.
3.Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan, fry the onion, garlic until tender.
4.Add the chickpeas, thyme, oregano, cumin, salt, paprika and mix well.
5.Mash some of the chickpeas,stir and cook for 3 minutes.
6.Add the raisins and broth, scraping up any browned bits.
7.Add the chopped spinach and stir well.
8.When done, drizzle with few drops of oil.

Herb Spinach Cake Preparation Method

Ingredients

Vegetable cooking spray
Chopped onion  - 3  cups
Garlic cloves, minced  - 6
Dried rosemary, crushed  - 2  teaspoon
Ground nutmeg  - 1/2  teaspoon
Frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry  - 4  (10-ounce) packages
Mashed cooked peeled baking potatoes  - 5  cups
Dry breadcrumbs, divided  -  1 1/2   cup
Grated Parmesan cheese  - 1/2  cup
Salt  - 1  teaspoon
Pepper  - 1/2  teaspoon
Egg whites  - 4
Olive oil, divided
Red Pepper Sauce (optional)

Method

1.Grease a pan with a little cooking spray, and heat  over medium-high heat until hot.
2. Add onion and garlic and saute till they become tender
3. Add rosemary, nutmeg, and spinach and cook for   a few minutes before  removing from heat
4.Allow it to cool slightly and add mashed potatoes,  half of the breadcrumbs, cheese, salt, pepper, and egg whites.
5. Stir  well  and  divide it  into 24 equal portions,each of 3 1/2 inch cake form
6. Dredge cakes in remaining breadcrumbs.
7.Coat skillet with cooking spray; add 1 teaspoon oil, and place over medium heat until hot.
8.Add 4 cakes, and cook 6 minutes or until lightly browned, turning cakes carefully after 3 minutes.

(Kids Lunch Recipe - Herb Spinach Cake Preparation Method)