Here at Lose Baby Weight we absolutely love recipes with just a handful of ingredients, and this one is a goodie!
These rolls are a great snack to make for afternoon tea, for a picnic, or for a kids party.
We love using our home made pesto in these rolls. Pesto is so versatile for things like salad dressings, pizza topping, pasta sauce or on a sandwich.
But if you don’t have any pesto, just substitute with a teaspoon of garlic and 3 finely chopped green shallots (or half a finely chopped onion).
Of course, pastry isn’t something that you should be consuming every day on a weight loss plan – but as a special treat it’s always much better to make your own version of your favourite snacks.
A typical spinach and ricotta roll from a bakery or frozen section of the supermarket has anywhere from 400-500 calories per serve, compared to ours which is 180.
You could also add a hit of chilli sauce if you were making these an adults only version.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup low fat ricotta
- 3 tbsp pesto
- 1 cup baby spinach, chopped
- 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
- 2 tbsp milk
Method:
- Heat your oven to 180C and line a tray with baking paper.
- Use a spoon to mix the ricotta, pesto and spinach in a bowl.
- Cut each of the pastry sheets in half.
- Place ¼ of the mixture down the centre of each rectangle.
- Brush milk down the right hand side of the rectangles.
- Roll the other side of the pastry over to join up, by pinching the pastry together.
- Cut in half again to make 2 smaller rolls, and lay on the tray.
- Brush all of the rolls with milk and bake for 20-30 minutes, until golden.
- Times will vary according to the strength of your oven.
Makes: 8 rolls. Calories per roll: 180.
