I had this great recipe for Spinach Dumplings, and I was totally into it until... I was at the point where I had to touch the freshly cooked spinach with my bare hands.
No.
I have these weird cooking moments. I have no problem with slabs of beef or lamb. I have no problem with salmon filets. I can't touch the innards of anything, and I hate fish bones. I can't cook anything that has actual eyeballs still attached. In general, I'm okay with vegetables. I don't remember ever having to deal with freshly cooked spinach before. I can eat it, no problem. But not with my hands.
The recipe step that I got stuck on was forming it into little balls to fry.
And... I couldn't do it. I could just tell, that simply wasn't going to happen.
I had a hard time washing the spinach (fresh, organic baby spinach). There's just something about the way it feels. And picking up the slimy, limp, cooked spinach was just beyond me. I couldn't do it.
However, I was hungry. Very hungry. What to do?
BAKE THEM OF COURSE!
I added some more stuff to make them more sticky, dumped them onto a greased baking sheet and tossed em in the oven.
Pictures forthcoming.
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