Spinach and ricotta tartlets
Keep things old-school and serve your guests these mouth-watering spinach and ricotta tartlets. Feel free to double up the recipe if you are serving a large group of people.
Ricotta and spinach stuffed portobello mushrooms
Stuffed mushrooms are the way to go when you have people over. Add a good cheese and some spinach to balance it all out, and you have a winner on your hands. We recommend popping our stuffed portobello mushrooms on the braai right before serving to give them a delicious smoky flavour.
Apple and chickpea spinach crêpes
Apples are almost always available year-round here in SA and we are obsessed with adding fruity elements to savoury dishes. Not sure what to eat for dinner tonight? Take inspiration from our creative and bountiful spinach crêpes. They look fancy, but come together in a mere 5 steps.
Pita with scrambled egg, spinach and feta
Do you need a brekkie that’s going to keep you full and feeling satisfied all day long? Look no further that our pita with scrambled egg. Feel free to fill it with healthy goodies that you love to eat.
Spinach, cream cheese and bacon flatbread
If you are having guests over and want to cook them a starter that will take you no longer than 20 minutes, we guarantee that they will go wild for this spinach, cream cheese and bacon flatbread. Because cheese and bacon!
Spinach, avo, green tea and honey superfood smoothie
Packed with iron, vitamins A, C, E and K, niacin, folate, calcium and potassium from the baby spinach, heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids from the avo, and all the healing, antioxidant powers of green tea, sweetened with raw honey… This is a superfood smoothie bomb in a jar!
Bacon, spinach and tomato mini frittatas
Bacon, spinach and tomato mini frittatas
We are all about work breakfasts here at MK. We are all in the habit of getting to our desks in the morning and settling in for the day with a heartening brekkie in front of us. Make a batch of these BLT mini frittatas when you have some time and freeze them in sandwich bags. Then you’ll be good to go all week long.
Gnocchi with spinach, cream cheese and brown butter
Gnocchi with spinach, cream cheese and brown butter
Pronounced ‘nyoki’, these little Italian dumplings are eaten like pasta. Depending on the region, they can be made with flour, potatoes, semolina, breadcrumbs or even ricotta. There is also nothing like the taste of brown butter; add in some cream cheese and you have mouth-watering, budget-friendly, meat-free meal.
Spinach topped sweet potatoes
Spinach-topped sweet potatoes
We can’t wait to try out this powerhouse of a meal as our meat-free Monday dish. And did you know that buying spinach by the bunch is cheaper than buying it by the bag? Store it in a bowl of water in the fridge, with the stalks still attached, to keep the leaves crisp until you need them!
Brinjal sandwiches with spinach and feta
Brinjal sandwiches with spinach and feta
One unsung hero in the food world is the genius idea of brinjal toasted sarmies. For even more flavour, and a bit of satisfying crunch, coat your brinjal slices in seasoned breadcrumbs before frying. You can thank us later.