Stonebridge Spinach Fritters

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Stonebridge Spinach Fritters
Serves 3
Great on buns or make smaller fritters for appetizers with salsa or mayo/tamari dip.
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Ingredients
  1. 4 cups raw spinach (or 4 oz--1 good handful raw spinach, washed and spun, equals 1 cup, which is about 1 oz, so 4 good-sized handfuls is right for this recipe)
  2. 2 large eggs, whisked
  3. 1 cup bread crumbs
  4. 1/2 tsp salt
  5. 1/8 tsp pepper (or several grinds)
  6. 1/8 tsp cayenne or paprika
  7. 1/4 cup minced scallions or walking onions
  8. 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (optional)
  9. Olive oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Place scallions in the food processor.
  2. Add washed and spun-dry spinach, starting with two cups worth.
  3. Pulse slowly, stopping to scrape the leaves down into the bowl if they're not moving on top.
  4. Add the rest of the spinach in a couple more handfuls at a time; pulse and redistribute as needed. You don't want to end up with green goo--just nicely minced spinach.
  5. Add the eggs, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, and optional parmesan cheese. Pulse in 3-4 short bursts to incorporate ingredients without crushing them all.
  6. The final consistency should hold together to make the fritters. If too wet, add more bread crumbs. If too dry, add another egg.
  7. Heat a healthy skim of olive oil in the bottom of a heavy skillet, enough to brown the fritters.
  8. Shape fritters into patties of desired size: 6 bun-sized patties or 18 2" patties for appetizers. Have them all ready to go before frying.
  9. Brown on both sides.
  10. If making appetizers, you may need to add more oil before the second batch, depending on your skillet size.
  11. Serve on buns with salsa or mix some mayo with tamari OR make smaller fritters for appetizers and serve with the salsa or mayo mix as dip.
Notes
  1. If you don't have a food processor, finely chop the spinach and add other ingredients until mixed.
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