The Rice and Spinach Balls in Air Fryer are a simple and very 😋 dish, a recipe you can also prepare with leftovers, as I did. I had some spinach to use up that I had bought to make my recipe for the Stuffed Picanha in Air Fryer, so I decided to prepare the rice and make some balls. They turned out delicious and light thanks to cooking in my ally friggy NinJa Combi https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0CZPKSGFV?tag=gz-blog-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=0-f-n-av_amichefriggyenonsolo
For the Rice and Spinach Balls recipe, I cooked the spinach in a pan with olive oil and garlic, prepared a classic risotto by creaming it with butter and Grana Padano, and once cooled, I added an egg. To make the balls gooey and tasty, I put in the center the sweet Sardo, a fresh soft cheese you can easily replace with mozzarella or whatever you prefer or have available. Shall we prepare them?
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: for 13 balls
- Cooking methods: Stove, Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
Ingredients for 13 Rice and Spinach Balls in Air Fryer
- 8.8 oz spinach (fresh)
- 1 clove garlic
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 1/3 cup Grana Padano grated
- 10.5 oz Carnaroli rice
- Half yellow onion
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp Grana Padano grated
- 1 qt vegetable broth
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp white wine
- 1 egg
- to taste breadcrumbs
- 2.1 oz soft table cheese (sweet Sardo)
- A few sprays oil
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Tools
What you need to prepare Rice and Spinach Balls in Air Fryer
- 1 Pan
- 1 Hand Blender
- 1 Pan
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Air Fryer
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Steps
How to prepare Rice and Spinach Balls in Air Fryer
In a large pan, sauté the garlic clove with a drizzle of oil,
Add the spinach after washing and drying them and let them cook covered over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about ten minutes
Let them cool and transfer them to a jug and blend them with the hand blender adding 1/3 cup of Grana Padano, a pinch of salt, and set them aside
After cleaning the onion, sauté it in a pan with a bit of olive oil or, if you prefer, with a knob of butter
Once the onion is well softened, add the rice and toast it, stirring with a spoon
Deglaze with the white wine and let it evaporate completely. Continue cooking the rice by gradually adding the hot broth, stirring often
Towards the end of cooking, add the spinach to the rice and complete the cooking
Cream it with butter and with a tablespoon of Grana Padano and let it cool
Add the egg and leave it in the refrigerator for an hour to firm up well
After cutting the cheese into cubes, take some rice and insert a piece of cheese in the center
Take more rice, closing and shaping the ball
Pour some breadcrumbs into a bowl or on a plate and completely cover the balls, trying to compact them as much as possible
Repeat in sequence until all ingredients are used up
Transfer the balls onto the air fryer grill and give them a few sprays of oil
Cook them at 392°F for 12 minutes, raise to 428°F and continue for 2 minutes. If your fryer goes up to 392°F max, continue at this temperature until the desired golden-brown.
They are delicious!!
The Rice and Spinach Balls in the air fryer can be stored in the fridge for 2/3 days. You can prepare them in advance, store them in the fridge, and cook them when ready
