crispy gnocchi with spinach pesto

the spinach pesto recipe was taken from one of my favourite food blogs, frugal feeding.

ingredients: spinach, garlic cloves, feta cheese, walnuts, lemon juice, olive oil, canola oil, gnocchi, parmesan cheese, sea-salt, and black pepper.

place spinach, garlic cloves, feta cheese, walnuts, lemon juice, and olive oil in a blender – blend until it’s at a consistency you like and tada… homemade pesto in seconds! boil gnocchi in a pot until done and then drain; pan fry in canola oil until slightly crispy. place in a bowl, cover the gnocchi with the homemade pesto, garnish with chopped walnuts, sprinkle parmesan cheese on it, and season with sea-salt and pepper.

smoked salmon and spinach salad

ingredients: smoked salmon, spinach, lemon, lemon and pepper spice (or just pepper), and dill weed.

i’m currently on my lunch break and this salad is so easy (and quick) to make that i actually already made it, ate it… and still have time to blog about it.

just add spinach.

i love spinach. spinach is rich in antioxidants and iron, has a high calcium content, is a good source of dietary fiber, protein, folic acid, potassium, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, magnesium, and zinc, and contains vitamins a, c, e, k, b2, and b6. it’s also so easy to add to EVERYTHING… and tastes soooooo good.

i add spinach to my…

smoothies. scrambled eggs. salads – i also use spinach instead of lettuce in general, since (iceberg) lettuce has no nutritional value. reheated leftovers, especially fried rice.

an easy and quick recipe i came up with involves sautéing spinach in a pan together with minced garlic, and seasoning it with sea-salt and pepper; place it on top of rice and voilà… lunch.

a simple salad, a healthy lunch idea

ingredients: grilled chicken (seasoned with lemon, salt, pepper, and a few spices), spinach, mushrooms, avocado, cheese, and a light dressing (optional).

throw it all together and voilà! simple and healthy.