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Greek Spanakopita Rolls

Here's how you make Greek Spanakopita Rolls
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  • Servings: 16
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 35m
  • The following recipe serves 16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 16 sheets (160 grams) filo pastry
  • 100 grams melted butter
  • 2 tablespoon parmesan, finely grated
  • TO SERVE
  • Tzatziki
  • Lemon wedges
  • Greek salad
  • FOR FILLING
  • 500 grams silverbeet (1 bunch, stems discarded and leaves washed and shredded)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 250 grams ricotta cheese (fresh)
  • 200 grams feta cheese (Greek fetta, crumbled)
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Sat, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To make filling heat a deep, large, non-stick frying pan over a high heat and add silverbeet and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, or until wilted and transfer to a sieve and press to remove as much liquid as possible and then transfer to a large bowl.

  • Step 2: Heat oil in same frying pan over a medium heat and add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and then add to silverbeet and cool.

  • Step 3: Stir in ricotta, fetta, parmesan, egg and nutmeg and season with salt and pepper and mix well to combine.

  • Step 4: Place one sheet of filo on a clean bench and brush with a little butter and repeat layering with another three sheets of filo, brushing in between with butter.

  • Step 5: Spoon one cup one cup of filling evenly down length of one long edge of pastry and roll up to enclose filling and cut evenly in four rolls.

  • Step 6: Repeat process with remaining pastry, butter and filling to make another 12 rolls.

  • Step 7: Brush tops with a little butter and sprinkle with parmesan and place on two large oven trays lined b

  • Step 8: With baking paper and cook in a moderate oven (180C0 for about 25 minutes or until light and golden brown and crisp.

  • Step 9: Serve warm rolls with tzatziki, lemon wedges and Greek salad.


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