Spinach Cannaloni
- 250 gr cannelloni (not pre-cooked)
- 500 gr fresh spinach
- 250 gr tomatoes
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 chopped garlic
- 200 gr ricotta
- 250 ml milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tblsp flower
- 1 tblsp butter
- 1 tblsp olive oil
- 80 gr grated Parmesan cheese
- pepper, salt, nutmet to taste
- Wash spinach thoroughly and let it 'sink' in a large pan on medium heat.
- Strain off and squeeze out.
- Chop in large pieces and stir together with the ricotta.
- Add the egg to the mixture.
- Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Fill the cannelloni rolls with this mixture and place them in an oven dish (coat with butter or oil).
- Peel the tomatoes, cut up and remove the seeds.
- Let the onion and the garlic simmer in oil.
- Add the tomatoes and let simmer for 5 more minutes oan medium heat.
- Prepare a bechamel sauce with the butter, flour and milk and season with salt and pepper.
- Add half of the Parmesan cheese.
- Pour the tomatoes over the cannelloni, then pour the bechamel and sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan cheese.
- Cook 'au gratin' in the oven for 30 mins. at 200u0b0C.
cannelloni, tomatoes, onion, garlic, ricotta, milk, egg, flower, butter, olive oil, parmesan cheese, pepper
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/spinach-cannaloni-50112009 (may not work)