The word Spanakopita is originally Greek: |spanaki| meaning spinach and |pita| meaning dough. Therefore, Spanakopita is a combination of puff pastry, spinach and Greek Feta cheese.
It is ideal for the summer season for different reasons:
1- It is best consumed cold
2- It is very quick to prepare, giving you more time to spend relaxing on the beach
Ingredients
- 2puff pastry (Rolls, defrosted)
- 200 gfeta cheese
- 500 gspinach, leaves, frozen (Defrosted)
- 1/2onion
- 1egg
- 1 pinchsalt
- 1 pinchpepper
- q.s.olive oil
Preparation of Spanakopita
First of all, start by squeezing the defrosted spinach leaves in order to drain them very well.
Once done, transfer them to a cutting board and finely chop the spinach leaves. Then, mince the half onion as well.
In a big bowl, place the chopped spinach leaves, the minced onion, the greek feta cheese, the egg, a drizzle of olive oil and finally, a pinch of salt and pepper.
Reducing the feta cheese into small pieces will facilitate the mixing process.
Mix all ingredients until incoprorated together.
Brush the bottom and the sides of a baking tray with oil. Then, start layering the ingredients.
To start with, place the first defrosted puff pastry roll on the bottom of the baking tray. Using a fork, perforate the dough.
Perforating the bottom dough avoids it from puffing and creating air bubbles.
Spread all over it in a uniform manner the spinach-feta filling. Finally, cover it with the second defrosted puff pastry roll applying gentle pressure on the sides to seal the overall.
To decorate and facilitate later on the serving of the Spanakopita, perform horizontal and vertical cuts with a knife in an attempt to create squares as displayed in the picture.
Bake in oven at 180°C for 25 minutes approximately or until the puff pastry becomes golden.
Let it cool before serving.
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Cool recipe
Thanks for sharing
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Thank you 🙂
Wow this has made me hungry, this looks amazing! Thank you for sharing this recipe x
You’re most welcome. Thank you for your comment 🙂
This looks delicious!I used to it at work but never realised it was so easy and quick to make! Thanks for sharing x
I’m glad you like it 🙂
This looks delicious and makes me miss Greek food! Great post lovely xx
Greek food is delicious. Thank you for you comment 🙂
These look absolutely amazing, and my stomach is grumbling haha. Unfortunately, I don’t have puff pastry rolls, are there any substitutes? Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!
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You can use Phyllo dough… Thank you for your comment 🙂
This is a family favourite with us but I just need to wait abt longer so I can include my own home grown spinach!
I love the idea. Nothing’s healthier than your own cultivation.
Wow sounds amazing, the moment spinach comes to my garden I prepare but
ee you can also use the frozen one..
You can definitely use the frozen one. But I bet it is so nice to eat what you cultivate it from your own garden.
I am a big fan of spanakopita; I love that it is rich and filling and flaky and flavorful so I cannot wait to make this recipe. I rarely have puff pastry on hand but I currently have two rolls in my freezer so this came at the perfect time!
That’s so nice to hear. Let me know if you like it once you try it out 🙂
This is one of my favourite Greek dishes. I’ve never tried to make it myself before but I’m going to give this recipe a try. Thank you for sharing.
It is so easy, you’re going to love preparing it 🙂
This sounds amazing, I absolutely have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing! Ruth ruthwrites.blog
I’m glad you like it 🙂