Spanakopita

Cooking Vegetarian Spanakopita

For something the whole family will love, serve up this classic Greek pastry dish, made with silverbeet, cheese and flaky filo pastry.

  1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 20cm x 30cm slice pan. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Add the silverbeet. Cook, tossing, for 5 mins or until silverbeet wilts. Set aside for 15 mins to cool.
  2. Combine silverbeet mixture, ricotta, feta, parmesan, spring onion, egg, dill and lemon rind in a bowl.
  3. Place the filo on a clean work surface. Cover with a dry tea towel, then a damp tea towel to prevent it drying out. Brush 1 filo sheet with extra olive oil. Top with another sheet and brush with oil. Repeat until you have a stack of 6 sheets. Repeat to make a second filo stack.
  4. Line prepared pan with 1 filo stack, allowing sides to overhang. Spoon the silverbeet mixture over filo. Top with remaining filo stack. Trim filo edges, leaving 3cm overhanging. Fold over filo to enclose. Use a knife to score pastry diagonally. Sprinkle with cumin seeds.
  5. Bake for 30 mins or until golden. Set aside to cool for 5 mins. Serve with salad.

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