Healthy Spinach Lunch

Ingredients: 
 

SOUP
 1 onion

1-2 cloves garlic

40 dkg spinach

salt, seasonings

a little cooking cream, as desired

PASTA IN SPINACH SAUCE

1 onion, diced

2 cloves minced garlic

OPG Bodiš olive oil

1 pinch crushed hot red pepper - SOPG Boris Marić

1/2 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp dried rosemary

250 g tomato passata OPG Šestanj

50 g spinach OPG Ivana Debelić

400 g colorful MilaBi pasta

70 g mozzarella cheese OPG Božić

1 tbsp chopped parsley OPG Stjepan Loboda

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

200 g cooking cream

SALAD

30g spinach OPG Ivana Debelić

Sunflower microgreens OPG Mikrofarna

Podljevani cow's milk cheese OPG Božić

Spring onions OPG Stjepan Loboda

Radishes OPG Zoltan Varga

Organic arugula OPG Mikić

Pickled asparagus OPG Ammis

For the dressing:

Olive oil OPG Bodiš

Blackberry and lavender vinegar OPG Jasna Picek

Mustard with turmeric SMID

Salt, pepper, garlic powder

Preparation process:

SOUP

1. Dice the onion and garlic. Prepare the spinach.
    

2. Sauté the onion and garlic in a little olive oil until softened. Add the spinach to the pot.
    
3. Sauté everything together for a bit, then add 1L of water to cover it all and cook for 15-20 min
    
4. Once cooked, enjoy your soup :)
    
5. If desired,  add cooking cream before serving.

PASTA IN TOMATO SAUCE

1.  In a wide skillet, sauté the onion and garlic in olive oil until translucent. Once well sautéed, add the crushed hot red pepper and dried herbs.
    

2. When the spices become fragrant, add the tomato passata and salt. Simmer over low heat for about 20 min. If the sauce is sour—though it shouldn't be because Šestanj really knows what they're doing 😉—add 1/2 tsp of sugar.
    
3. Add the spinach and stir gently until wilted, about 2 minutes
    
4. Meanwhile, pour all 400g of MilaBi pasta into boiling water and let cook for a maximum of 3 minutes. Do not cook longer or the pasta will get mushy.
    
5. Pour the cooking cream into the sauce, add pepper and the cooked pasta, and carefully mix everything together.
    
6. Sprinkle the sliced mozzarella and chopped parsley on top. Cover and heat slowly over very low heat. As soon as the cheese warms up and starts to melt, remove the pot from the heat.

SALAD

1. Prepare all the ingredients you found in the fridge.
    

2. Sauté the onion and garlic in a little olive oil until softened. Add the spinach to the pot.
    
3. Sauté everything together for a bit, then add 1L of water to cover it all and cook for 15-20 min
    
4. Once cooked, enjoy your soup :)
    
5. If desired,  add cooking cream before serving.

Enjoy your meal! 🍽️