Spanish-Style Croquetas

Ingredients

• 1 pint whole milk
• 5 oz good-quality vegetable stock
• 2 1/2 oz butter
• 1 tbsp La Española Light In Colour Olive Oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 4 1/2 oz plain flour
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• 5 oz baby leaf spinach, blanched, squeezed dry and chopped
• 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
• 4 oz Iberico cheese, grated
• 2 large free-range eggs, beaten
• 4 oz dried panko breadcrumbs, made from stale white bread
• 2 pints La Española Mild & Light Olive Oil, for deep-frying