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Crispy spinach rolls
These are rolls of brik pastry (or filo), filled with a mixture of spinach, hard-boiled eggs, bacon and onions. They are served here accompanied by rice with cashew nuts.
150 K 4.9/5 (9 reviews)
1 hour 40 min.
Easy
5.25 €
8 rolls
12 IngredientsLast modified on: March 18th 2013
For 8 rolls, you will need:
- 1
250 g cooked spinach - 2
125 g small pieces of bacon - 3
1 onion - 4
1 glass dry white wine - 5
2 hard-boiled eggs - 6
50 ml cream - 7
8 sheets of brick pastry - 8
100 ml oil - 9
150 g rice - 10
100 g cashew nuts - 11
salt - 12
pepper - Total weight: 1,180 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 2 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 40 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.
Prepare 250 g cooked spinach, then chop coarsly with a knife.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 7 min.
Lightly fry 125 g small pieces of bacon in a frying pan without adding any extra fat.
When cooked to your taste, tip the bacon into a bowl, leaving the cooking fat in the pan.
When cooked to your taste, tip the bacon into a bowl, leaving the cooking fat in the pan.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 8 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 8 min.
Pour 1 glass dry white wine into the pan and deglaze it, then leave to cook until the wine has completely evaporated.
Tip into the bowl with the bacon.
Tip into the bowl with the bacon.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chop 2 hard-boiled eggs, then tip into the bowl with the bacon.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Add the chopped spinach and 50 ml cream to the bowl, salt, pepper and mix well.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.
Place a little of the mixture in a long sausage shape near one side of a sheet of brik.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.
Roll up the sheet of pastry to form a long roll.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 25 min.
Use up the rest of the filling like this.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 15 min.
Pour 100 ml oil into a large frying pan on medium heat. There should be a shallow depth of oil all over the pan to cook the rolls properly.
When the oil is hot, cook the rolls evenly all over, turning them with tongs if possible (the easiest way).
Do be careful not to let them brown too much. This can happen quickly, so you must keep an eye on the rolls from the time they go into the pan.
When the oil is hot, cook the rolls evenly all over, turning them with tongs if possible (the easiest way).
Do be careful not to let them brown too much. This can happen quickly, so you must keep an eye on the rolls from the time they go into the pan.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 25 min.
Prepare the rice with cashew nuts: cook the rice, and then add 100 g cashew nuts, coarsly chopped and dry-roasted in a pan for 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 12
Serve 2 rolls per person.
Remarks
The proportions for the filling can be varied according to your taste, so don't hesitate to add a little more or a little less of something.
Keeping: Can be frozen uncooked, but once cooked they do not keep.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 100 RDI=40 % | 200 RDI=20 % | 290 RDI=40 % | 3,000 RDI=150 % | 12,540 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 250 RDI=10 % | 1,060 RDI: 10 % |
| Per rolls | 10 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=5 % | 370 RDI=20 % | 1,570 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 rolls : 5.25 €
- Per rolls : 0.70 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach parmentier, Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Asparagus and spinach gratin, Spinach Omelette, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, ... See them all 36
Rice
Like these other recipes: Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, Chocolate rice pudding, Sushi, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, ... See them all 22
Small pieces of bacon
Like these other recipes: bread-crust quiche, Vol-au-vent, Bourguignon potatoes , Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Baby spinach salad, ... See them all 41
Cashew nuts
Like these other recipes: Indian rice pudding, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Cauliflower curry, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, ... See them all 9
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