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Creamy Spinach


Creamy Spinach

Ingredients

Sauce
50 g   Butter
¼        Onion chopped fine
½ tsp  Garlic chopped/crushed
1 cup  Milk
60 ml Full Cream (optionally use extra milk for healthier option 😉)
40 ml Flour

½ tsp Pepper
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Cayenne Pepper

Spinach
200gr Baby Spinach
¼        Onion chopped fine
1 tsp Cumin Powder
½ tsp Pepper
¼ tsp Salt
½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 tblsp Parmasen cheese
4 sprigs chopped chives


Method

Sauce
1. Melt butter in a medium sauce pan on medium heat.
2. Add onions and garlic and allow to cook until translucent.

3. Add flour and mix to form a roux.

4. Add milk and cream and whisk until the sauce is smooth and allow to thicken

5. Add pepper, salt and cayenne pepper.


Spinach
1. In a pan, add oil on a medium heat
2. Add onions and allow to cook until translucent.

3. Add cumin powder and stir.

4. Add spinach in small bunches and allow to wilt while adding more as it starts to wilt.

5. Add salt, pepper and cayenne pepper
6. Add cooked spinach to the sauce and fold in.

7. Sprinkle some chopped chives and grated parmesan cheese and mix (can be used to garnish too)

Enjoy 😃





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