Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, greek spinach pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Greek spinach pie is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Greek spinach pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
Spanakopita, or a Greek Spinach Pie, is one of their most famous creations. Flaky and crispy phyllo dough layers and a creamy spinach & feta filling. This Greek Spinach Pie is a dinner recipe that my family absolutely loves!
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook greek spinach pie using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Greek spinach pie:
- Make ready 1 pack filo (contain 7 sheets)
- Take 450 gr feta not very soft
- Get 2 tbsp greek thick yogurt
- Get tbsp parmesan grated
- Take 1 bunch dill
- Get 600 gr spinach
- Make ready 3 diced leeks
- Get 4 fresh onions
- Make ready 1 onion
- Get 3 eggs
- Get Salt and pepper
- Get Oil for the filo
Thaw the spinach overnight or in a colander under warm running water. Spanakopita can also be made with other greens, such as dandelion or chard, in place of spinach. Spanakopita in Greek translates to spinach and feta pie. Layers of flaky phyllo pastry hold a creamy spinach and feta filling.
Instructions to make Greek spinach pie:
- Shimmer without oil the spinach and the leeks till get soft. We put them in a strainer to take all the water out.
- In a bowl we put the feta, parmesan, yogurt, dill, salt, pepper and eggs and we mix till the feta becomes crumbly.
- We pass in a fry pan the onions and we add some oil (1 tsp) the spinach and leeks. We cook them for 2 minutes in low heat. After we put them in strainer in order to cool down
- When they will be in a good temperature (room temperature) we mix them with the cheeses and yogurt.
- We take the tray pan we put some oil at the bottom in order not to get sticky the filo. We put 3 filo sheets at the bottom (every filo sheets we put little oil so they get crunchy), we put the spinach filling and we spread in the tray evenly. Then we put one filo sheet above the filling, some oil and again some filing. After the second filling we put the 3 remaining filo sheets (and again in between sheets some oil).
- In the preheated oven of 180 degrees in the air we put the tray for around 45 minutes. After 15 minutes take the tray and with a knife cut the first filo in a square design in order to allow even cooking for all filo sheets. Check with a fork after 30 minutes to see if its cooked. If your oven is strong then low the heat in order to cook till the base the pita. Enjoyyyyy !!!!
The cheese makes it creamy and the herbs add so much freshness. Spanakopita is a tasty Greek savory pie filled with spinach, eggs, and feta, daily served as snack, appetizer or light lunch, and particularly appreciated by the kids! This spinach and feta pie has. Spanakopita meaning "spinach pie", is a Greek savory pastry, typically with spinach and feta cheese filling. It is similar to the börek pastry of other eastern Mediterranean cultures.
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