feta and spinach pastries with a Greek vegetable salad recipe

Spinach and Feta Filo Parcel with Greek Salad Recipe

Name: Spinach and Feta Filo Parcel with Greek Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 60 grams black olives; black pepper (to taste); 20 grams butter; 2 grams caster sugar; 75 grams cherry tomatoes; 0.5 whole cucumber; 1 whole egg; 100 grams feta cheese; 2 sheets filo pastry; 2 tsp fresh lemon juice; 4 sprig fresh mint; 2 cloves garlic; 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg; 2.5 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 whole onions; 0.75 tsp oregano (dried); 0.5 whole red onions; salt (to taste); 150 grams Spinach

45 Minutes

Serves: 4

Crisp filo pastry encasing a mixture of spinach, onions and creamy goats cheese, flavoured with garlic, oregano, nutmeg and lemon juice served with a traditional Greek salad of tomatoes, cucumber, black olives and feta cheese, dressed with a lemon and mint dressing

Recipe Ingreds

Parcels

black pepper (to taste)
20 grams butter
0.75 tsp oregano (dried)
1 whole egg
50 grams feta cheese
2 sheets filo pastry
2 cloves garlic
0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
0.5 tbsp olive oil
0.5 whole onions
salt (to taste)
150 grams Spinach

Salad

60 grams black olives
75 grams cherry tomatoes
0.5 whole cucumber
50 grams feta cheese
0.5 whole red onions

Dressing

black pepper (to taste)
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
salt (to taste)
2 grams caster sugar
4 sprig fresh mint

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

remove the pastry from the fridge
heat the olive oil in the frying pan
peel and chop the onion(s) finely
add to the frying pan
cook for 5 minutes

Step 2

peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely
add to the frying pan
cook for a minute or two

Step 3

wash the spinach
remove the stalks
add the spinach to the large pan
place on a low light wilt the spinach
squeeze out the access water from the spinach leave to cool
Chop the spinach

Step 4

add the onion mixture to the spinach
crumble the feta cheese over the mixture

Step 5

squeeze the lemon(s) .
place the egg(s) in a small bowl
beat the egg
add the egg, oregano, nutmeg and lemon juice to the spinach bowl
mix the ingredients
taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary

Step 6

set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 4
grease a baking tray
melt the butter in a small bowl in the microwave, or in a small pan

Step 7

place the filo pastry under the cling film to keep moist
take each layer of filo and one at a time coat the pastry in butter
place three layers of pastry on top of each other
cut the filo in half
cut each half in half again diagonally

Step 8

place the spinach mixture on one half of the triangle and fold the pastry over corner to corner seal with butter
place on the baking tray
Butter the edges and fold over
cut vents in the top
glaze the top with the butter

Step 9

repeat until you have completed all the parcels
place in the oven
cook for 20 mins
until golden brown

Step 10

place a cross on the top of the cucumber
then slice the cucumber to form quarters
wash the cherry tomatoes and then slice in half
peel and chop the onion(s) finely
cut the feta cheese into cubes
slice the olives
mix the salad ingredients together in a bowl

Step 11

wash and finely chop the fresh mint
squeeze the lemon(s) .
mix the dressing ingredients together in a bowl
add the dressing to the salad

Step 12

remove the parcels from the oven
place a couple of parcels and a portion of salad onto individuals serving plates
serve immediately

Recipe Utensils

1 baking tray
3 chopping board
1 cling film
1 frying pan
1 Garlic crusher
3 large knife
1 large pan
2 lemon squeezer
1 pastry brush
2 small bowl

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