If the tricky temperament of phyllo is the only thing stopping you from
making spanakopita, let these muffins come to your rescue.
PS I use this pine nut topping recipe to make a fake sort of «feta cheese» and I use it with kale to
make a spanakopita.
I've attempted homemade phyllo dough and
made spanakopita but it was so labor intensive.
Layers of flaky phyllo dough paired with smooth and flavorful spinach - feta filling,
make this Spanakopita (Traditional Greek Spinach Pie) a great lunch or light dinner.
The main ingredient you will need to
make this spanakopita recipe is of course spinach.
Sometimes I'll
make spanakopita, which is kind of like Greek pesto - using spinach and dill or basil.
Not exact matches
Diane, I love
spanakopita but have always been intimidated to
make it because of all the work.
This recipe
makes a ton of
spanakopitas but the leftovers were great for lunch.
We set out cheese and mixed crackers, fancy meats, shrimp cocktail (my personal favorite), chips and Dave's delicious homemade guacamole and some mini
Spanakopita bites from Trader Joe's, which didn't
make the picture below.
My mom
makes traditional Greek dishes like pastitsio,
spanakopita, lamb, potatoes, and tzatziki.
For example, for the kale
spanakopita, I was to cook the kale filling, wrap and bake the phyllo cigars, prepare the harissa sauce, and finally
make a mint oil to use for garnishing the harissa sauce.
Spanakopita is delicious, and if you're unfamiliar, it's traditionally
made with spinach, Feta, onions and seasoning, wrapped in sheets of flaky phyllo dough and either formed into triangular servings or baked into layers and served like a casserole.
The same great combination of spinach and feta in the classic Greek
spanakopita (spinach pie)
makes this pizza irresistible.
Last week we had stuffed mushrooms that I
made, and frozen
spanakopitas with salad.
It can be
made either in large pan and cut into individual portions (pan-sized
spanakopita) or rolled into individual triangular servings (spanakopitakia).
A delicious traditional Greek
spanakopita recipe (spinach pie),
made with a gorgeous crispy homemade phyllo and juicy, flavoursome spinach stuffing!
As «village dough» is a little bit difficult to find, you can
make this traditional
spanakopita recipe using either commercial phyllo dough, or, if you are feeling adventurous enough,
make your own homemade phyllo!
Realizing there was an untapped demand for ready -
made Fillo products, Apollo launched a line of Greek Fillo products such as Baklava,
Spanakopita and Tyropita.
So senior food editor Rick Martinez did, by creating this
spanakopita pie recipe, which looks like a complete stunner and isn't as stressful as it would be if you
made those individual turnover guys.
Spanakopita, which is as fun to say as it is to eat, is one of those foods we all order at restaurants, or
make frozen from Trader Joe's — but to cook it from scratch?
This recipe for filo dough, a paper - thin pastry often used for delicate foods such as Baklava and
Spanakopita, is a snap to
make.
Although my mum's traditional spiral
spanakopita with homemade phyllo is superior, it involves a huge amount of work and so only gets
made on special occasions (or whenever she visits).