Crepes With Spinach And Cheese

Crepes with spinach and cheese are a perfect dish for all lovers of vegetarian cuisine.

Ingredients

• 240 g fresh spinach
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 4 tbsp low fat or regular cottage cheese
• 30 g mature cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 tsp onion granules
• Sea salt and pepper to taste
• Olive oil for frying, (1 tbsp for spinach and 1/2 tsp for each crepe)

For the crepes:

• 1cup flour
• 1 and 1/3cup semi-skimmed milk (low fat)
• 1egg
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. First, prepare the spinach. In a pan heat up 1 tablespoon of oil, add the garlic and fry for 30- 40 seconds.
2. Add the spinach and fry over high heat for about a minute, stirring all the time, until the spinach is wilted.
3. Remove from the heat before it starts releasing water.
4. Set aside to cool.
5. In the meanwhile make the crepes. Tip the flour into a bowl, add the salt and whisk to combine.
6. Add the egg and start gradually pouring in the milk whisking all the time until all the ingredients have been combined and the mixture is silky smooth.
7. Heat up a pancake pan, grease with a little oil and ladle the crepes batter onto the pan in a circular motion swirling the pan to ensure the batter covers the entire surface.
8. Cook over medium heat for about 1.5 minutes on each side, until the pancake is lightly browned.
9. Stack the pancakes up on a large plate.
10. In order, to make the filling puree the spinach mixture along with the cottage cheese, cheddar, and onion granules until smooth.
11. Season to taste and make the crepes.

25 minutes

Recipe by Elisa

Photo by sea_wave