Harry Potter's Gillyweed Balls

Submitted by Molly53

"I found this recipe in the local paper."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 batch

ingredients

• 2 (566.99 g) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
• 236.59 ml parmesan cheese, grated
• 118.29 ml butter, melted
• 4 green onions, finely chopped
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• salt and pepper
• 236.59-473.18 ml italian-style seasoned bread crumbs

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. In a medium bowl combine spinach, cheese, butter, green onions, eggs, salt and pepper and just enough bread crumbs to make the mixture hold together.
3. Shape into 1-inch balls.
4. Arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
5. Bake 10 to 15 minutes until lightly browned.

Reviews

[Oleaceae]

This was a great recipe for our Hogwart's Halloween party, and I would even eat them at a non-themed event!<br/><br/>I didn't have Italian bread crumbs, so just added 1 T dried basil, 2 t dried oregano, 1 t salt, and a few dashes black ground pepper to my homemade bread crumbs before stirring them in. I ended up using 1.5 Cups of the bread crumbs. I also opted to use half of a finely minced yellow onion in place of the green onions (personal preference) which I sauteed very briefly in a tiny bit of the melted butter before mixing them in. I got over sixty balls with this recipe (!?), and they took about 18 minutes to cook, because I did the two large cookie sheets in the oven at the same time.<br/><br/>The spinach-y flavor of these were a much-needed foil to the unending stream of sugary treats at our party! Thanks for listing this recipe, Molly!