Baked Crab DIP, Spinach and Cheese Cannelloni

bake

BAKED CRAB DIP

Function: BAKE

Temperature: 190°C/375°F

Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes

Convection Fan: OFF

Makes: 2 cups

ingredients

125g cream cheese, cut into cubes, room temperature

½cup mayonnaise

½cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons lemon juice

½teaspoon Tabasco (Hot Chilli) sauce 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 ½ cup crab meat (fresh or canned) ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped

2 green shallots, trimmed and finely sliced

method

1.Beat the cream cheese in a medium sized bowl until smooth using Breville Electric Mixer. Add mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, lemon juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Gently fold in the crab, basil and shallots.

2.Turn the dip into a 4-cup baking dish.

3.Set the wire rack in the bottom rack height position and turn the FUNCTION dial until the indicator on the LCD screen points to BAKE. Set the temperature to 190ºC/375ºF and the timer to 20 minutes. Press the START/ CANCEL button to activate.

4.Bake the dip until it bubbles and the top is golden.

Serve with crackers and an assortment of cold vegetables.

SPINACH AND CHEESE

CANNELLONI

Function: BAKE

Temperature: 200°C/ 390°F

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Convection Fan: ON

Yield: 5 servings

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

300g fresh baby spinach

1 ¾ cups fresh ricotta

1 x 60g egg, lightly beaten

½cup fresh Italian* parsley, chopped 90g sliced prosciutto (optional)

¼ teaspoon salt

pinch ground black pepper

½cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

10 x (15cm x 10cm) fresh Lasange sheets Extra butter, melted for greasing

Ingredients for Béchamel Sauce (White Sauce)

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons unbleached all purpose flour

4 cups/1 litre milk

¼teaspoon salt

¼teaspoon ground black pepper 1⁄8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparing for Bechamel Sauce

1.Heat butter in a heavy saucepot over medium-low heat. Add the flour to the butter and whisk together. Cook the “roux” for one minute.

2.Gradually add the milk to the roux, beating constantly. Bring the sauce to a boil.

3.Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring constantly (the sauce will thicken). Remove from heat and whisk in salt, pepper, nutmeg and the cheese.

4.Strain the sauce using a fine sieve. Keep covered and set aside.

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