Spinach and Feta Filo Parcel with Greek Salad Recipe

Spinach and Feta Filo Parcel with Greek Salad Recipe

Delicate filo pastry filled with a blend of spinach, onions, and creamy goat cheese, infused with garlic, oregano, nutmeg, and a splash of lemon juice. Served alongside a classic Greek salad of tomatoes, cucumber, black olives, and feta cheese, drizzled with a refreshing lemon and mint dressing.
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Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

  • 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
  • peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely,add to the frying pan, cook for a minute or two
  • 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
  • add the onion mixture to the spinach, crumble the feta cheese over the mixture
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • repeat until you have completed all the parcels, place in the oven, cook for 20 mins, until golden brown
  • 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
  • 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
  • remove the parcels from the oven, place a couple of parcels and a portion of salad onto individuals serving plates, serve immediately
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