Cottage cheese and spinach patties with mashed potato

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• Low-fat cottage cheese150 g
• Spinach100 g
• Breadcrumbs25 g
• Egg whites30 g
• Grana Padano15 g
• Potatoes200 g
• Reduced-fat milk30 ml
• Extra virgin olive oil2 teaspoons
• Saltto taste

Contains: gluten, lactose, eggs,

Method

1. Peel the potatoes, cut them into pieces of about 3 cm and put them in a pan covered with cold salted water; bring to the boil and cook for 15 minutes, until they break apart with a fork.
2. Meanwhile drain the cottage cheese well in a sieve, pressing it with a spoon. Wash the spinach and wilt it in a pan over medium heat for 2–3 minutes with just the water on its leaves; squeeze it well and chop.
3. Grate the Grana Padano and in a bowl mix the cottage cheese with the spinach, breadcrumbs, egg whites, Grana and a pinch of salt; with wet hands shape 6 slightly flattened patties.
4. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat and cook the patties for 3 minutes per side, until golden and firm.
5. Meanwhile warm the milk, drain the potatoes and mash them with a potato ricer; stir in the hot milk and a pinch of salt until the mash is smooth. Serve with the patties.