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Spinach feta filo pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Spinach feta filo pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Toasted pine nuts, lemon & fresh oregano "This cheesy, flaky pie makes a cracking weekend lunch. Serve with a selection of salads and flatbreads, or simply by itself with a dollop of thick, seasoned yoghurt. You could also swap out the spinach for any other seasonal leafy greens. " Home » Greek » Greek spinach and feta filo pie.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spinach feta filo pie using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spinach feta filo pie:
- Make ready 500 g spinach
- Make ready 1 pkt filo pastry
- Get 2 gloves garlic crushed
- Get 2 Finley diced medium onions
- Prepare Pinch nutneg
- Get 200 g feta cheese
- Prepare 250 g tub if ricotta
- Prepare 1 beaten egg
In a medium bowl, stir together everything except the phyllo. Lay one sheet of phyllo in the baking dish, allowing the edges to hang over the sides of the dish. Spoon spinach mixture on top of the prepared phyllo in the pan. Basically it's just a mix of a lot of spinach with some eggs, herbs, and a generous amount of feta cheese.
Instructions to make Spinach feta filo pie:
- Set the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6.
- Arrange a sheet of filo pastry in the flan ring on the lined baking sheet. Brush with oil and repeat with 4 more sheets of filo, to cover the base and sides of the ring, trimming off any excess. Bake for 10 mins until pale golden.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan, add the onion and fry gently for 3 mins, and then add the garlic. - Put the frozen spinach in a bowl and microwave on High for 5 mins. Drain through a sieve, pressing out excess liquid, and then return it to the bowl. - Add the onion and garlic to the spinach and mix in the ricotta cheese, beaten egg, nutmeg, seasoning and Feta cheese. Spoon the mixture into the baked filo pastry case.
- Brush oil on the remaining 4 sheets of filo and crumple them on top of the spinach filling, pressing edges into the sides. Scatter pine nuts over the top. Bake for 30-40 mins, until the pastry is golden. Cover the top loosely with foil if it’s browning too much.
The filling is very similar to that of a frittata, but it's the phyllo dough crust that takes this pie to another (better) level. The spinach and feta filling get wrapped into phyllo dough and baked to a golden perfection. Spanakopita is a popular Greek savory pie made of perfectly flaky phyllo dough with a comforting filling of spinach and feta cheese nestled in. If you're not familiar with phyllo dough, it is basically layered sheets of tissue-thin pastry dough, typically found in the freezer section next to things like pie crust and puff pastry. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
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