Spinach Burgers

• Ingredients for the spinach mixture
• 500 grams spinach
• 1 pinch salt
• 125 grams white or olive bread, stale
• 500 milliliters broth or water
• Ingredients for the meatballs
• spinach mixture
• 50 pine nuts, lightly toasted
• 500 grams ground lamb, beef or veal, or a mixture
• 1 large onion, finely chopped or grated
• 1-2 garlic cloves, minced or grated
• 1 egg or 2 egg yolks
• 4 tablespoons matzo meal or dry breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Clean, wash and rinse the spinach several times and put in a small pan with the water that clings to the leaves. Add salt and cook for about ten minutes, making sure that the spinach doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. Squeeze the excess water from the spinach and chop finely.
2. Meanwhile, soak the bread in a large bowl with a little broth or water, allow it to absorb the liquid and then squeeze to remove the excess liquid.
3. Add the spinach and the remaining ingredients to the bowl with the bread and knead to a soft paste. Form the mixture into hamburgers with a diameter as large or small as you wish but no more than 3/4 inch thick.
4. Cook as you prefer and serve on a toasted bun with thinly sliced sauteed mushrooms, a tomato and onion compote or as you prefer.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/29217-spinach-burgers (may not work)