Spanakopita
Spanakopita takes about 1 h 10 min and serves 6. It needs 9 ingredients: spinach, feta, spring onion, dill, egg, and nutmeg. It is rated medium to make.
- Total time
- 1 h 10 min
- Serves
- 6
- Difficulty
- Medium
Ingredients
- 800 g spinach
- 300 g feta, crumbled
- 6 spring onions, finely sliced
- a large handful of dill, chopped
- 3 eggs, beaten
- a grating of nutmeg
- 270 g filo pastry
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
Method
Wilt and squeeze
Wilt the spinach in a dry pan, then cool and squeeze it as dry as you physically can. Every drop left in turns the bottom layer of filo to paste — this is the step the dish lives or dies on.
10 minSoften the onions
Cook the spring onions briefly in a little oil until soft.
Make the filling
Chop the squeezed spinach and mix with the feta, spring onions, dill, eggs and nutmeg. Season carefully — feta is already salty.
Layer the filo
Brush each sheet with oil and layer half of them in a tin, letting them overhang. Add the filling, then top with the remaining oiled sheets, scrunching the top layers for texture. Keep unused filo under a damp cloth or it shatters.
Bake
Score the top into portions, scatter with sesame seeds and bake at 180°C until deep golden and crisp all over. Rest ten minutes before cutting.
45 min
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