Coriander Walnut Filling

Title:
Coriander Walnut Filling

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Cooking




Ingredients:





     2 c  Walnuts


     4    Garlic cloves


     2 bn (3/4-pound) spinach


     3 c  Packed fresh coriander


          -sprigs


     2 c  Packed fresh flat leafed


          -parsley sprigs


     1 c  Fine fresh bread crumbs


   1/4 c  Honey


     2 lg Egg whites


 1 1/2 ts Salt


     1 ts Ground cumin


     1 ts Ground coriander seeds


   1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper






 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


 


 In a baking pan toast walnuts in one layer in middle of oven 10 to 15


 minutes, or until lightly colored, and cool completely. Mince garlic and


 discard stems from spinach.


 


 Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a 3-quart kettle half


 filled with boiling salted water blanch spinach 20 seconds and with a


 slotted skimmer transfer to ice water to stop cooking. Return water to a


 boil and blanch fresh coriander and parsley 5 seconds. Drain herbs in a


 colander and transfer to ice water to stop cooking. Drain spinach and herbs


 in colander and squeeze in small handfuls until as dry as possible.


 


 In a food processor pulse walnuts just until finely ground. Add garlic,


 spinach mixture, and remaining ingredients and pulse just until smooth.


 Filling may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.


 


 Yield: 3 1/2 cups


 


 Notes: Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine


 


 Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #9028


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #968 by "Angele and Jon Freeman"


 
on Dec 19, 1997