Spanakopita
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 25
- Servings: 24 pcs.
- Preparation Time: 30
- 1 1/2 TB olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions, white and green parts
- 1 shallot, minced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pounds frozen baby spinach, squeezed of water
- Juice and Zest of 1/2 lemon
- 8 ounces crumbled feta
- 1/4 cup Mint, finely Chopped (or 2 Tb Dried Mint)
- 1/4 cup Parsley; Finely Chopped
- 1/4 cup dill weed finely chopped
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp Mace
- dash of Cinnamon
- 8 TB Unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 lb phyllo pastry sheets
DIRECTIONS
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet and place over medium heat.
- Sauté onions, shallots and garlic for 3 minutes until soft.
- Remove from heat and add lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
- Squeeze all the water from the thawed spinach and add to the onion mixture.
- Toss in Mint, Parsley and dill... Stir to incorporate.
- Combine Feta, eggs, coriander, mace and cinnamon in a small bowl, mixing well.
- Add feta mixture to the spinach and stir to combine.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, brush 2 baking sheets with some melted butter.
- Unroll the phyllo dough and lay a sheet flat on a work surface, taking care to keep the phyllo covered with a damp, not wet, towel as you work to prevent drying out and becoming brittle.
- Brush the sheet with melted butter, and top with another sheet.
- Butter that one and lay down 1 more sheet.
- Cut sheet in two lengthwise with a pizza cutter.
- Place about 1 1/2 TB of spinach mixture in the lower right hand corner of each strip.
- Fold the lower right hand corner over to the left side at an angle to form a triangle, then continue as if folding a flag.
- Repeat with second strip and filling.
- Brush the top of each with butter and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Repeat until all the filling has been used (Should make 24 triangles)
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the triangles golden brown.
- Serve hot, warm or cold.


