The Best Spanakopita Recipe
Updated: Mar 13, 2022
Greek spinach pie is one of my favorite foods. it is a fresh and tasty meal or appy! When I make these they never last than 15 mins in my house.
Ingredients
454g Spinach
1 tsp Salt
100g Onion
1/3 Cup Olive Oil plus extra for brushing
1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs
1 tsp Black Pepper
Fistful of Mint
240g Feta Cheese
2 Eggs
1 Tbsp Dill
Phylo dough
Place the spinach in a bowl and add in the salt and start squeezing the spinach in your hands to remove all the water. Add spinach to a new bowl
Place aside and add the onion to a processor and blitz until small dice.
Add the onion to the bowl along with the Olive Oil
,bread crumbs , black pepper ,mint ,feta Cheese ,eggs and dill
Mix well
Place 1 sheet of phylo on the work surface and drizzle with olive oil repeat this 3 time but on the 3rd brush the olive oil over the dough. Cut into 4 equal parts and add 2 Tbsp of filling to each strip. Fold the corner of the dough over the spinach filling and to form a triangle. Continue folding, maintaining the triangle shape, using the whole strip. Repeat to use the rest of the mixture.
Bake at 400 F for 15 mins until golden brown. Serve with your favorite dip like my Tzatziki Recipe
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