Ingredients
- 2tbsp oatmeal and oatgerm
- 2tsp paprika
- 2tbsp sesame seeds
- 200g parsnip, peeled and chopped
- 2tbsp milk
- 25g butter
- 25g plain flour
- 250ml skimmed milk
- 1tsp Dijon mustard
- 75g mature cheddar or 50g parmesan, grated
- 3 large eggs, separated
- 200g spinach leaves
- 10g butter
- Grated nutmeg
- 2 rounded tbsp pesto
Serves 6, takes 30 minutes
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas 4. Line a large Swiss roll tin with baking paper. Sprinkle the oatmeal and oatgerm, paprika and sesame seeds over the paper.
- Boil the parsnip, drain and mash with 2tbsp milk.
- Make a béchamel sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan and stirring in the flour. Using a wooden spoon or small whisk, keep stirring as you gradually add the skimmed milk. The mixture will be very thick but becomes thinner as the milk is added. Keep stirring and beating all the time to prevent the sauce going lumpy.
- Remove from the heat and beat in the mustard, cheese and parsnip.
- Whisk the egg whites to form stiff peaks. Beat the egg yolks into the sauce, and then quickly fold in the whites, starting with 1 or 2tbsp to loosen the mixture.
- Pour the mixture evenly into the lined tin and bake for 15 mins until set and cooked through.
- While the roulade is cooking, prepare the filling. Wash the spinach leaves and put the wet leaves into a saucepan with the butter and nutmeg. Cover and cook for about 7 mins, turning occasionally, until the leaves are cooked. Stir in the pesto.
- Remove the roulade from the oven and carefully lift it, still in its paper, out of the tin, putting it on a flat surface.
- Spread the spinach over the cooked roulade. Roll up the roulade and, as you do so, peel off the paper in which it was cooked. Transfer to a warmed plate and serve immediately.
One comment
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fantastic everyone loved it and it tastes even better on the second day, highly recommended.
Comment by L Esater on 19 December 2010 at 2:10 pm
