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Spanakopita recipe

Spanakopita recipe

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Believed to be of Greek origin, the spanakopita is a crispy spinach and cheese pie made with filo pastry. Our easy recipe serves a family easily and is even great packed into your lunchbox the next day. See method

  • Serves 4
  • 30 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook
  • 862 calories / serving
  • Freezable

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1kg spinach leaves, washed
  • 2tbsp dill, chopped
  • 1tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 200g feta
  • 100g ricotta
  • ¼tsp grated nutmeg
  • 2 large eggs, separated
  • 100g butter, melted
  • 8-10 sheets filo pastry
  • salt
  • pepper

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    3595kj
    862kcal     43%

  • Fat

    46g 65%

  • Saturates

    23g 115%

  • Sugars

    10g 11%

  • Salt

    3.7g 62%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 79.8g Protein 32g Fibre 10.9g

Method

Believed to be of Greek origin, the spanakopita is a crispy spinach and cheese pie made with filo pastry. Our easy recipe serves a family easily and is even great packed into your lunchbox the next day.

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a pan and gently sweat the onion until softened but not coloured. Add the spinach and wilt down. Take the pan off the heat and add the herbs, cheeses, nutmeg and eggs and stir until thoroughly combined. Season and set aside.
  3. Grease a baking dish and lay a sheet of filo pastry in the bottom and brush with melted butter. Keep the reserved sheets covered with a damp tea towel to prevent drying out. Arrange half the filo sheets in the base of the dish, brushing each one with melted butter. Top with the spinach mixture, then repeat with the filo pastry sheets, arranging them on top and brushing with butter.
  4. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes until crisp and golden on top.

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