Let’s cook! Our Orange and Blue Team friends at Curiosity ELC helped to cook some silverbeet, pea and feta sausage rolls, using spring onions and rainbow silver beet from their Community Garden.
Tried and tested as a yummy and healthy lunchbox addition, most of the children really enjoyed eating them, having seconds and even thirds!
Involving children in cooking provides numerous benefits that extend beyond the kitchen, it builds their confidence and independence, they learn to follow instructions, complete tasks, and take pride in their work, teaching them valuable life skills that will serve them well in the future.
Cooking also helps them develop a variety of skills, from basic mathematics to understanding scientific concepts, making it an engaging and practical way to enhance their learning. (They’re also more likely to try and enjoy healthy foods when they have a hand in preparing them too!)
Why not give this recipe a try with your kiddos and share the results with us on Facebook or Instagram using the hastag #gspvcreativity
Silverbeet, pea and feta ‘sausage’ rolls
Ingredients
- 400g feta
- 2 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp dried dill leaves
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped
- 2 cups dried breadcrumbs
- 1 bunch silverbeet, stems removed, leaves thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- 6 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
- Place feta, peas, eggs, dill, spring onion, and breadcrumbs in a food processor and season to taste.
- Pulse until finely chopped.
- Transfer the mixture into a large bowl. Place silverbeet in the processor and blitz until finely chopped.
- Stir the silverbeet into the feta mixture and check the seasoning.
- Divide the mixture and spread it evenly over the 6 pastry sheets.
- Roll the pastry into scrolls.
- Using a sharp knife, cut each roll into 2cm wide pieces and place them flat on the trays.
- Bake for approximately 35 minutes until golden.
As part of their learning, our Curiosity ELC students grow vegetables in their community garden. When enough produce is harvested, they host a Harvest Stall!
The children create their own marketing signs, set up their stall, and manage the sales themselves. Our school families purchase this fresh, delicious food grown by the children to make wonderful meals at home, providing a practical and enjoyable learning experience.
This activity helps children understand how math interacts with their everyday experiences, and learn the complete sale process including when produce is ripe for harvest, how much to sell in each transaction, and how to price items. Counting the money is also a lot of fun too!
We are very grateful to offer this enriching learning experience to our children and appreciate the participation and support of our families.
If you give this recipe a try with your kiddos we would love for you to share the results with us on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #gspvcreativity