Creamy Broccoli Spinach Topping for a Steamy Baked Potato;)

This is a ultimate comfort food! It ticks all the boxes, warm, creamy, hot, and filling!
It is a simple recipe for 1 to 20,I also like to make it when I have been outside all day and you need a hardy meal:)
I love broccoli,and I cook it until there is still a crunch.
Spinach is a great basic ingredient to have on hand, I buy frozen, you can take as much as you need,
and nothing goes bad.
The combo is soooooo good over a steamy baked potato, I like to buy the yellow flesh potato's
they have a creamer texture and more flavor.
As always use what you like!

Creamy Broccoli Spinach Topping for a Steamy Baked Potato
Makes 11/2 cups (it may make more because of the liquid in the spinach)

1/2 lb broccoli
8 oz of frozen spinach
1/2 cup of milk (I used oat milk)
3 Tablespoons of butter (vegan)
1 Tablespoons of potato starch
sea salt

Wash and chop broccoli into bigger chunks, in medium pan add 1 tablespoon of butter, when melted
add broccoli, saute until there is a slight crunch.
Then add spinach to the broccoli, 2 good pinches of sea salt.
Cook until spinach is heated though and water is released from spinach.
Mix milk, starch and a good pinch of sea salt until smooth.
Then add it to broccoli and spinach mixture, and stir until thick.
When thick add the last 2 Tablespoons of butter.
Before you spoon the creamy topping, over steamy baked potato add a pinch of sea salt to the baked potato!!!
Always taste for salt, add more if you like. If you want when serving add a dot of butter on top!
For even richer, add butter to steamy potato, before broccoli mixture.
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10 minute Tomato Sauce for pizza and vegan ideas for topping yummy!!!!!!!

I don't buy anything in a can, so I had to come up with a way to make homemade tomato sauce.
I like the flavor better of fresh sauce then the can! This easy recipe is great made for 1 person to
100 people. It takes no more then 10 minutes to make.
You can use whatever fresh tomatoes you like. People say only use roma tomatoes,
but I like all different flavors from a variety of tomatoes. I have even used yellow tomatoes for sauce.
It had a sweeter flavor then the red ones and less acidic as well. So try a variety of tomatoes for
your sauces:)


10 minute Tomato sauce
makes enough for 1 10 inch pizza crust

2 tomato's
pinch of sea salt
any fresh herbs you like chopped (1 teaspoons)

In a small pot on medium heat add 2 washed tomatoes, pinch of salt over each one,
cover. Let cook 3 minutes, not taking off cover.
When 3 minutes are over, lift cover and the tomatoes should be
sweaty, and collapsing. Mush down with a fork any remaining
pieces.
Cook on low the remaining 7 minutes covered.
If your tomatoes are on the drier side add a very small amount
of liquid.
You may not need the whole 7 minutes more, watch and stir until
slight thick texture.
Strain out the seeds and skins.

 I don't mind a few seeds

I made pizza for a birthday party. I used real cheese on request from the birthday guest, and no cheese for another.
I also used Tunn brod which is a Swedish flatbread. So use any flat bread you can find or even a wrap.
You can also find gluten free variety's

Toast the bread for 3-5 minutes until slight crisp edges. Then add the tomato sauce.
I sauteed 1 cup of  broccoli with long stalks in 1 tablespoon of butter with stalks for 4 minutes until fork tender.
Add broccoli and grated cheese, put in oven until cheese melted.
Another person wanted no sauce, so I put cheese on the bottom, melted it, and add the broccoli
and grated carrots.

 For the people who wanted no cheese I add tomato sauce then sauteed broccoli, and grated carrots.

I made a white sauce, vegan  for one pizza. I used a vegan creme fraiche (2 tablespoons) with a pinch of sea salt and a good tablespoon of chopped  parsley. Then add the broccoli and grated carrots. Yummy

When making pizza use whatever toppings you like, but all these were huge hits:) Everyone couldn't stop eating them.The grated carrots give a sweet taste and a cheese texture.

So try and enjoy.

Birch Life