Spinach And Blue Cheese Cannelloni Recipes

SPINACH & THREE CHEESE CANNELLONI

Steps:

• First make the tomato sauce. Heat the oil in a shallow pan, then fry the garlic for 1 min until fragrant. Add the sugar, vinegar and oregano. Simmer for a moment, then tip in the tomatoes and season. Simmer sauce for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes have cooked down to a thick sauce. Turn off heat and set aside.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the spinach in a large colander, then pour over a kettle of hot water to wilt it (you may need to do this twice). Pour over cold water to cool it down. Squeeze the spinach, then place it in a clean tea towel and wring out the water really well.
• Tip the spinach into a food processor and pulse to chop, then crumble in the goat's cheese and half the Parmesan. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, then blitz until everything is finely chopped. Using a piping bag, or a plastic food bag with the corner cut off, squeeze the mix into the cannelloni tubes, then lay them, side by side, in a baking dish. Pour over the tomato sauce and top with the mozzarella and remaining Parmesan. The cannelloni can now be frozen for up to 1 month - defrost completely before cooking. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and bubbling, then remove and leave to stand for 5 mins. Serve from the dish.

SPINACH-AND-BLUE-CHEESE CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Sauté the onion in the olive oil until golden brown. Add the spinach and cook 4-5 mins, stirring continuously. Drain and press as much fluid from the spinach as possible. Cut finely. Mix with the mint and the blue cheese and add pepper to taste.
• Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius Spread cream cheese over the lasagne leaves. Spread the spinach mixture over the cream cheese and roll them to cannelloni.
• Put the cannelloni in an oven tray, spread the cheese and pine nuts on top, and cook them in the oven until golden brown (circa 20 mins).