Spanakopita (pastry with spinach)
OIL USES: Bake
CHARACTERISTICS:Vegetarian
INGREDIENTS
SERVINGS: 6
- 6 sheets of filo pastry
- 1 large onion, very finely chopped
- 5 cups fresh spinach, washed and well drained
- 5 tablespoons Goya Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup feta cheese
- 2 organic eggs
- 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
- 0.5 teaspoon salt and pepper
- 0.5 cup basil or parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds for decoration
- 1 teaspoon honey for decoration
PREPARATION
1
Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes or until transparent.
2
Add the washed, drained spinach to the pan. Cook until soft.
3
Remove and drain the spinach, and put in a bowl. Add 2 eggs, the crumbled feta cheese, the chopped basil and nutmeg. Season.
4
Assemble the pastry for baking. Spread the base and sides of the baking tin with a little oil.
5
Place the sheets of filo pastry and brush them with oil. Cover the whole baking tin, allowing them to stand out from the sides.
6
Pour the filling onto the filo pastry in the baking tin and spread it out. Cover with what is left of the sheets of filo pastry.
7
Bake at 376ºF for 50 minutes or until the filo pastry is toasted and the filling has solidified.
8
After removing it from the oven, decorate with honey and poppy seeds on top.
