{"id":19767,"date":"2024-03-26T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/?p=19767"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:36:09","slug":"celebrate-national-spinach-day-with-this-delicious-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2024\/03\/26\/celebrate-national-spinach-day-with-this-delicious-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Spinach Day with this delicious recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Although we all know that spinach is brilliantly nutritious\u00a0(hence National Spinach Day in its honour), it does sometimes need help from flavourful friends!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Enter spinach and umami rich flavoursome mushrooms&#8230; an amazing and totally delicious food combination which, in the rise in popularity of vegan and vegetarian diets, has become one of the world&#8217;s most popular food combos.<\/p>\n<p>Like mushrooms, spinach works magic in frittatas, omelettes and quiches. Our spinach and mushroom baked eggs dish is both delicious and rich in minerals, vitamins, iron and fiber.<\/p>\n<p>A powerhouse breakfast for any celebration!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spinach and mushroom baked eggs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Serves 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 medium leeks, sliced<\/li>\n<li>500g Portabellini mushrooms, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>400g baby spinach<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp flour<\/li>\n<li>350ml milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp mustard<\/li>\n<li>Pinch nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup grated Parmesan<\/li>\n<li>4 large free-range eggs<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pink peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>Olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 200\u02daC and prepare 4 ramekins on a baking tray.<\/p>\n<p>Blanch the spinach quickly by placing it in a colander in the sink. Pour over a freshly boiled kettle of water and then immediately rinse with cold water. Squeeze all the water out and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>In a large frying pan over high heat saut\u00e9 the mushrooms in a drizzle of olive oil until golden brown. Set mushrooms aside.<\/p>\n<p>In the same pan add in the 2 Tbsp butter, the leeks and garlic and cook until the leeks are tender and the garlic is fragrant.\u00a0Sprinkle in the flour and,\u00a0stirring constantly, cook the flour for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Pour in the milk and stir until smooth. Bring to a simmer.\u00a0Season with salt, pepper, mustard and nutmeg.<\/p>\n<p>Once the mixture is thick, remove from the heat. Stir in the mushrooms, spinach and Parmesan.<\/p>\n<p>Divide mixture between ramekins and create a well in the centre of each one. Crack an egg into each well and bake for 10-15 minutes until the eggs are cooked to your liking. Sprinkle with some crushed pink peppercorns and serve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Image and Recipe Credit : <a href=\"https:\/\/mushroominfo.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-target=\"_blank\">The South African Mushroom Farmers&#8217; Association<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although we all know that spinach is brilliantly nutritious\u00a0(hence National Spinach Day in its honour), it does sometimes need help from flavourful friends! 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