Spanakopita
This is a wonderful vegetarian recipe and it’s just so easy. True Greek cuisine. Spanakopita is a Greek pastry filled with spinach and cheese. If you watched MasterChef NZ, try this yourself!
Ingredients
- 1 kg fresh spinach leaves
- ½ cup fresh parsley chopped
- ½ cup fresh dill chopped
- 2 cups spring onions finely chopped
- ½ tbsp fine sea salt
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups onion chopped
- 250 g feta cheese crumbled
- ½ tsp coarse ground black pepper
- 14 filo sheets
- ¾ cup clarified butter or ghee melted.
Instructions
- Wash and clean the spinach. Discard the stems. Drain & cut the leaves into shreds.
- Combine the spinach, parsley, dill, spring onions and sea salt in a bowl. Let stand for 15 minutes, then press out all of the liquid.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a good quality pan and sauté the 3 cups of chopped onions until soft and transparent. Add the spinach mixture from step 2 and sauté for a few more minutes. Add the feta cheese and black pepper.
- Place each of 7 filo leaves in a buttered 30 x 45cm deep baking pan, brushing each filo leaf with melted clarified butter (ghee). Add the spinach mixture from step 3, spread into a thick layer then add remaining filo leaves, again brushing each leaf with melted clarified butter. Cut into 3?x 3? pieces with a sharp knife.
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Fresh tip: this recipe is also ideal using silverbeet or amaranth.
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Enjoy with a side of Greek salad for a light lunch full of flavour.
