Spinach Keftes

Name: Spinach Keftes
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil plus oil as needed for frying; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 2 cloves garlic, well minced; 1 1/2 cups packed, cooked chopped spinach, very well drained (see note); 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; Juice of 1/2 lemon; 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind; Pinch of nutmeg; 1/2 cup bread crumbs; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil plus oil as needed for frying
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, well minced
1 1/2 cups packed, cooked chopped spinach, very well drained (see note)
1 egg
1 egg yolk
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind
Pinch of nutmeg
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium-sized skillet.
2

Add onion, saute until tender but not brown, and then add garlic and saute a few minutes longer.
3

In the container of a food processor, combine onion and garlic with spinach, egg, egg yolk, lemon juice and rind, nutmeg and bread crumbs, and process until blended.
4

Season with salt and pepper.
5

Pour olive oil to the depth of about 1/2 inch in a heavy skillet and heat.
6

Form spinach mixture into patties, using a heaping tablespoon of the mixture for each patty.
7

Fry until brown on one side, turn and brown the other side.
8

Drain patties on absorbent paper.