Cheesy Spinach Nuggets

I am right now in a phase of extended post vacation laziness and i really really had to push myself to post this. Its been a week since we came back from our east coast trip and only by the weekend did i finally manage to finish all the laundry and stow away the luggage. The weather wasn’t helping either ( yeah, blaming it on the weather is always safe 😉 ) It still is not helping, but i just had to post today.

As you all know, the Sunday Snacks – Cheese event is currently going on here. So I made this quick snack on one of the cold rainy days and it will be my first entry to this event as well. I made it extra healthy by adding ground flax seeds, soy chunks and wheat germ and had these healthy cheesy delicious bites with one of current favourites – Mighty Leaf’s Organic African Nectar tea.

Cheesy Spinach Nuggets

10 oz frozen spinach, thawed and drained 1 cup low fat cheddar cheese 2 tbsp flax seeds 1/4 cup soy chunks (nutrella brand) 1/4 cup panko 1/4 cup organic bread crumbs 1 tbsp wheat germ 2 thai green chillies, chopped finely 2 eggs salt, to taste

Grind the flax seeds and the soy chunks to a fine powder. Preheat the oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, mix in the spinach, cheese,ground flax seeds and soy chunks, panko, bread crumbs, wheat germ, chillies and salt. Break in the eggs and mix in those as well. Make tiny balls out of the mixture and flatten them out a little between the palms of your hands. Place them on a greased baking sheet and bake for 20 mins or so, till they are all crispy. Enjoy with your favourite hot beverage.