Sourdough and Spinach Meatless Meatballs

Ingredients

• 2 bunches fresh spinach
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tablespoon dry or fresh chives
• 3 slices sourdough bread or ciabatta bread
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan or Pecorino cheese
• Bread crumbs as much as needed to make the dough manageable
• salt, extra-virgin olive oil to taste

Instructions

1. Rinse spinach and cook it in a pot with a cup or two of water for 10 minutes.
2. Drain the spinach but save the water you have cooked it in.
3. Chop the bread, and soak it in the spinach water.
4. When the spinach has cooled down a little, chop it on a chopping board and mix all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
5. Add as much bread crumbs as needed to form a manageable dough. When adding the bread, drain out the water. Salt to taste, and form 10-12 meatballs.
6. Place on a baking sheet, brush each meatball with extra-virgin olive oil and bake for 15-20 minutes at 425 F. If you don't have a brush, drizzle with oil.
7. Buon appetito!