Spinach Griddle Cakes

End pieces of a bread loaf, or a few crusty slices

Tear the bread into pieces, and rub the pieces between your hands to break into medium crumb-ish bits.

A medium mixing bowl and a big spoon

Place bread crumbs into bowl

Seasonings: Savory, paprika, basil, greek spice mix, or equivalent

Add the seasonings to the bowl and toss to mix.

Parmesan cheese, around 1 cup

Grate the parmesan, add to the bowl and toss to mix.

Frozen chopped spinach

Put the spinach in a bowl and thaw in the microwave.

Squeeze the excess water out of the spinach, by putting it cheese cloth, letting it sit in a colander, or pressing it with a spoon and tilting the bowl to let the water run out.

Yellow onion, one small

Coarsely chop the onion.

A large frying pan or griddle and a spatula

Olive oil

Put the pan on high heat. Pour in olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.

Put a couple of pieces of onion in the pan and wait for them to start sizzling to indicate that the pan is sufficiently heated.

Add the onion. Cook for several minutes, until soft and tasty, stirring every minute or two.

Balsamic vinegar

Splash or spray vinegar onto onions, mix, and let sizzle for another minute or two.

Eggs, 3

Beat eggs together in a small mixing bowl

Add the onion, spinach, and egg to the bowl of bread crumbs and stir to mix.

Put the pan back onto high heat. Pour in a small amount of olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.

Use handfuls (or a large spoon) to make several medium-sized patties of the mixture and place them down on the pan.

Cook for several minutes, until patties begin to get brown and crispy, then flip over and cook the same way on the other side.

Repeat for as many batches as it takes to use up the mixture.

Grated Parmesan

Variation: Instead of the the frozen spinach, use

fresh spinach

after first wilting it by briefly sauteeing or steaming in a small amount of water

and chopping it coarsely.

Variation: Instead of the the balsamic vinegar, use

Lemon juice

Variation: Skip the salad and

put the dressing directly on the spinach cakes