Do not miss this wonderful recipe for quick and easy spinach croquettes that we put at your disposal to get a perfect starter, appetizer or tapa for all those who do not like vegetables, or more specifically, this vegetable.
If you don’t know how to make spinach and pine nut croquettes, we assure you that with this step-by-step you will find it very easy. You just have to gather the ingredients and follow these instructions that we give you to get delicious fresh spinach croquettes in a very simple and practical way. Go ahead and try them!
Ingredients to make Spinach Croquettes:
- 200 grams of spinach
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 pinch of salt
- 50 grams of butter
- 50 grams of flour
- 50 milliliters of milk
- 50 grams of pine nuts
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of flour (140 grams)
- 1 cup of breadcrumbs
- 1 pinch of pepper
How to make spinach croquettes:
Washing, draining and finely chopping the spinach is the first step in preparing this recipe for fresh spinach croquettes. Peel and julienne the onion. Peel and chop the garlics. Prepare a sauce with these ingredients and set aside. In a saucepan, heat the butter, add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon. When the flour is lightly toasted, stirring constantly with the spoon, gradually add the milk as the béchamel sauce boils. Add the spinach sauce, the pine nuts, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and continue stirring until a thick texture is obtained. Pour the dough for the spinach croquettes into a bowl and set aside until cold.
With the help of a spoon, form the croquettes, coating them in flour, egg and breadcrumbs in this order. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the spinach and pine nut croquettes until golden brown on both sides. Let them drain on absorbent paper, serve and enjoy the spinach croquettes.
