Cheese balls with mixed greens- healthier snack / lunch

Diwali preparations and celebrations has taken priority and my blogging had taken a  back seat .Hope you all had a wonderful Diwali too ! But I'm back with a protein packed recipe.

Recently , I had a chance to meet a good friend of mine after 12 years. Lots of chatting, giggling,some movies and slowly we re-winded our college days.Words can't completely express my emotions.She asked me to share some healthy and quick kid's friendly recipes.So here I'm with kid's most favorite cheese balls with some twists.

This can be used as a healthy snack or pack few in your kid's lunch box with any dip.You can plan this as a starter for your kid's party too.Add this to your morning wraps to kick start your day or add it with salad to fill in your pita breads.

Ingredients

Mixed greens ............................... 1 cup ( I used spinach and amaranth leaves)
Mozerella cheese .......................... 1 1/2 tbsp
Paneer / Indian Cottage cheese ....  1 tbsp (optional)
Soy nuggets ................................... 6 pieces
Whole wheat Bread crumbs ............ 1/2 cup
Potato ............................................ 1 medium , boiled and mashed
Garlic ............................................ 3 cloves, minced
Green Chilli ................................... 1 finely chopped
Salt .............................................. to taste
Oil ............................................... 1 tbsp

Method 

• Preheat the oven to 450 F.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Blanch the greens.Roughly chop .
• Soak the soy nuggets in boiling water for 10 minutes and drain and pulse in your blender.
• In a wide bowl, add all the ingredients except oil and mix thoroughly.
• If the mixture is slightly wet add little extra bread crumbs and mix well.
• Make equal sized balls and arrange in a baking tray.
• Brush the balls with some oil.
• Bake for 15  minutes. Again brush some oil an d bake for 10 minutes.

Serve with ketch up, chutney or any dip of your choice.

Note

• You can add any kind of greens based on your choice and availability.
• Grated vegetables can also be added but if your child prefers them.
• Make these balls ahead and freeze them for later use too.
• You can also deep fry / shallow fry if you want to . 
• You can increase the amount of cheese, if you prefer that way.