Spanakopita Recipe

Add oil and onion and saute 5 minutes. Salt and freshly ground black pepper. When i was at an atlanta area greek festival a few weeks ago my daughter s lunch of choice was a piece of spanakopita and a side of greek salad.

Camila Farah

1 4 cup finely chopped parsley. Preheat a small pan over medium to medium high heat. Gently shake the pan and the spanakopita will slide easily when cooked. 1 bunch scallions white and green parts chopped. Cook until tender about 2 to 6 minutes.

In a medium bowl mix together eggs ricotta and feta. Sprinkle lightly with water and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until well browned and set. In general however spanakopita recipes call simply for spinach which without further qualification i assume to mean adult leaf given that the greeks seem too sensible a society to have. Most spanakopita recipes also use feta cheese which is a favourite ingredient in all types of dishes in greece be it fried baked or used for stuffing until nicely softened and slightly melty. Stir in spinach mixture.

Place spinach in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water and cover. Wash leaves and drain well. Trim the roots from the spinach or if using silverbeet cut out the stems. 1 3 cup olive oil. Add the shallot spring onions and garlic and fry over a high ish heat for 3 4 mins stirring often until softened and just starting to brown.

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Preheat the oven to 180 c. A mature feta cheese gives this traditional spanakopita recipe a bold and salty flavour. Drain and press to remove all water. Spanakopita can be made in a large casserole dish like in today s recipe or in the form of hand pies shaped in triangles or even rolls. Use a sharp knife to mark pastry top into diamonds allowing the knife to pierce the pastry once or twice to allow air to escape during baking.

Coarsely shred and set aside see note. Lay 1 sheet of phyllo dough in prepared baking pan and brush lightly with olive oil. 2 pounds spinach washed and drained. Place oven rack in center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees f. Heat 2 tsp of the oil in a large non stick frying pan.

Heat 2 tsp of the oil in a large non stick frying pan. Coarsely shred and set aside see note. Preheat the oven to 180 c. Place spinach in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water and cover. In a medium bowl mix together eggs ricotta and feta.

Place oven rack in center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees f. 1 4 cup finely chopped parsley.