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Recipe by: SILVERWOLF "This is an authentic, really rich pie stuffed with spinach, onions, cheeses and herbs that are all enfolded by crispy, flaky phyllo dough." Featured in Allrecipes Magazine — Subscribe! Drain and press to remove all water. Spanakopita, the classic Greek savory pie, is elegant and impressive, yet easy to make The star ingredient is spinach, and lots of it (two pounds to be exact) This pie tastes best when made with fresh spinach, though you could also use the same amount of frozen spinach — just be sure to thaw completely and squeeze out all the excess water before using Spanakopita (/ ˌ s p æ n ə ˈ k ɒ p ɪ t ə,-ˈ k oʊ-/; Greek: σπανακόπιτα, from σπανάκι, spanáki, spinach, and πίτα, píta, pie) meaning "spinach pie", is a Greek savory pastry, typically with spinach and feta cheese filling.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have spanakopita using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spanakopita:
- Take 1 roll of phyllo pastry
- Make ready 600 g feta
- Prepare 2 onions
- Make ready 4 eggs
- Make ready 1 kg spinach
- Make ready Parsley
- Prepare Thyme
- Take Salt
- Make ready Pepper
- Prepare Extra virgin olive oil
It's a great next-day breakfast food. Try it with a fried or poached egg on top and a fistful of salty, briney, pitted Kalamata. Greek spinach pie with feta cheese (spanakopita) is made with flaky phyllo sheets layered with a savory spinach and feta cheese filling. Spanakopita can be made as a "pie" or pita, or as individual phyllo triangles.
Steps to make Spanakopita:
- Choose a dish or cake tin to prepare your spinach tart in. Oil the base and then layer sheet by sheet x2 oiling each layer.
- Prepare your spinach mixture. Mix together all the ingredients except the phyllo pastry.
- Use a third of your mixture and layer it on top of your two sheets of phyllo. Repeat with two sheets of phyllo and then treat the process until you have three layers of spinach. Layer the last two sheets of phyllo on top.
- Roll the edges of the pastry around to make the pie water tight. Brush the lid with olive oil.
- Bake the tart at 180’C until the pastry is golden. Gently cool and slice into portions. Serve with salad.
Spanakopita is a savory Greek pastry packed with flavor. Full of crisp, buttery flaked pastry and rich spinach filling, this appetizer is guaranteed to be a hit around the world! Sometimes I just get a craving for Mediterranean dishes, there's just something about the fresh ingredients from this region that I find so inspiring. I love this recipe for Spanakopita. I've made it many times and my favorite thing about this recipe is that the spinach is not pre-cooked.
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