Spinach Nut Ring

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons lite olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely minced
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/2 green pepper, seeded,deveined and diced
• 2 cups spinach, cooked,squeezed of moisture
• 1 cup nuts, finely chopped (walnuts, pecans, cashews your choice)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup soft breadcrumbs (whole wheat crumbs are best)
• 3 tablespoons wheat germ
• salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 in a skillet heat the oil and saute the onion until translucent apprx 3 minutes add celery& green pepper for 2 minutes.
• 3 mix in the spinach and remaining ingredients, (except the wheatgerm).
• 4 oil a 1 quart ring mold, sprinkle with the wheatgwerm so it evenly coats the bottom.
• 5 pour in the spinach mixture.
• 6 set mold in a pan of hot water& bake for apprx 40 minutes or until cooked.