SPANAKOPITA RECIPE #vegetarian #recipe #vegan #cauliflower #mushroom
In the event that you have not attempted Spanakopita previously, you're in for a treat! Spanakopita is a flavorful exquisite Greek pie made of flawlessly firm layers of phyllo mixture and a soothing filling of spinach and feta cheddar. I'm sharing my family's most loved spanakopita formula, complete with tips, video, and well ordered photographs. Trust me, this is such a great amount of simpler to make than you might suspect!
Spanakopita makes an incredible side dish for huge occasion meals alongside sheep or lemon chicken. However, it can undoubtedly remain solitary as the fundamental dish. Serve it with a major plate of mixed greens like Greek serving of mixed greens; Balela; or this Mediterranean chickpea plate of mixed greens, and most loved plunges like Greek Tzatziki or Roasted Garlic Hummus.
Spanakopita is a prominent Greek appetizing pie made of splendidly flaky phyllo batter with a consoling filling of spinach and feta cheddar settled in. In case you're curious about phyllo mixture, it is fundamentally layered sheets of tissue-flimsy baked good batter, regularly found in the cooler segment by things like pie covering and puff cake.
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FOR THE SPINACH AND FETA FILLING
- 16 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
- 2 bunches flat-leaf parsley, stems trimmed, finely chopped
- 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp Private Reserve extra virgin olive oil
- 4 eggs
- 10.5 oz quality feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tsp dried dill weed
- Freshly-ground black pepper
FOR THE CRUST
- 1 16 oz package The Fillo Factory Organic Dough (#4 pastry sheets), properly thawed (see tips above)
- 1 cup Private Reserve extra virgin olive oil, more if needed
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Before you begin mixing the filling, be sure the spinach is very well drained, and squeeze out any excess liquid by hand.
- To make the filling: In a mixing bowl, add the spinach and the remaining filling ingredients. Stir until all is well-combined.
- Unroll the phyllo (fillo) sheets and place them between two slightly damp kitchen cloths.
- Prepare a 9 1/2″ X 13″ baking dish like this one. Brush the bottom and sides of the dish with olive oil.
- To assemble the spanakopita: Line the baking dish with two sheets of phyllo (fillo) letting them cover the sides of the dish. Brush with olive oil. Add two more sheets in the same manner, and brush them with olive oil. Repeat until two-thirds of the phyllo (fillo) is used up.
- Now, evenly spread the spinach and feta filling over the phyllo (fillo) crust. Top with two more sheets, and brush with olive oil.
- Continue to layer the phyllo (fillo) sheets, two-at-a-time, brushing with olive oil, until you have used up all the sheets. Brush the very top layer with olive oil, and sprinkle with just a few drops of water.
- Fold the flaps or excess from the sides, you can crumble them a little. Brush the folded sides well with olive oil. Cut Spanakopita ONLY PART-WAY through into squares, or leave the cutting to later.
- Bake in the 325 degrees F heated-oven for 1 hour, or until the phyllo (fillo) crust is crisp and golden brown. Remove from the oven. Finish cutting into squares and serve. Enjoy!