Best Croatian Blitva Or Spinach The Other Way Recipes

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CROATIAN "BLITVA" / OR SPINACH (THE OTHER WAY)



Croatian

Everybody in Croatia knows how you make your blitva. But, there are people who don't like garlic, so this is one of the ways without garlic. You can also make it with spinach.

Provided by nitko

Categories     Spinach

Time 25m

Yield 2 portions, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

750 g spinach (also with "blitva")
45 g butter
125 g sour cream
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (grated)
1 tablespoon chives (sliced)
1 teaspoon nutmeg (grated)
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Wash and cut spinach/"blitva" leaves and put it aside.
  • Warm the butter in a large pot; add spinach/"blitva" and mix until butter covers the leaves. Add half of anticipated cream, and the whole amount of parmesan, chive, nutmeg, salt, pepper. Heat it all for 2-5 minutes.
  • Replace the lot into a refractory pot, cover with the rest of the cream. Bake it in the hot oven (200°C) 5 to 10 minute Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.6, Fat 33.3, SaturatedFat 19.8, Cholesterol 83.7, Sodium 580.6, Carbohydrate 16.2, Fiber 8.5, Sugar 4.1, Protein 14.2

BLITVA (CROATIAN SWISS CHARD DISH)



Blitva (Croatian Swiss Chard Dish) image

A traditional dish in Dalmatian cuisine, this is very easy to make. It makes a perfect side for fish, cooked meat or, my favorite, cured meat such as prosciutto. It can be made more creamy when potatoes are very well cooked, or soupy when more liquid is preserved. On my scale this would be 3.5 Stars (please see how I rate recipes).

Provided by Happy Hobbit

Categories     Potato

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 lbs swiss chard (preferably red)
3 -4 medium potatoes
2 -3 garlic cloves
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
salt
pepper

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
  • Add peeled and cubed (1/2-1 in cubes) potatoes.
  • Rinse the Swiss chard, remove tough stems, and cut into 1/2 in strips (or just tear into large pieces).
  • When potatoes are almost done, add the Swiss chard, and cook all together for an additional 10 minutes (15 minutes if the chard is older).
  • Sauté garlic on olive oil, and add the cooked drained chard and potatoes to it (you may keep some water so that it looks like a thick soup).
  • Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Stir and cook for 1 more minute in order to bring all flavors together.

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