Spanakopita Recipe
Spanakopita is a classic Greek pie made with sheets of filo pastry and filled with chopped spinach, crumbled feta cheese, chopped onions, lightly beaten egg and seasoning. It makes a perfect light lunch or dinner, or you can serve it as an appetiser.
Ingredients
For the filo (pastry)
- 500 g flour
- ¾ cup olive oil
- A shot of vinegar
- Salt
- Warm water
For the filling
- 2 kg spinach
- 500 g leeks, thinly sliced
- Spring onions, sliced
- 1 bunch dill, finely chopped
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Pepper
- 400 g feta cheese, crumbled
Method
Preparing the filo (pastry)
Place the flour in a bowl, make a well in the centre and add the salt, olive oil and vinegar. Slowly combine the ingredients while adding enough warm water to achieve a smooth, soft dough that is not sticky.
Preparing the filling
- Add some olive oil to a pan and Sauté the onions, leeks, dill and spinach. Add pepper.
- Remove the pan from the stove and allow the filling to cool.
- Grease a medium-sized ovenproof dish.
- Roll out ¾ of the dough thinly and place it in the dish, brushing lightly with olive oil.
- Spread half of the filling over the pastry and crumble half of the feta cheese on top.
- Add the remaining filling and sprinkle with the remaining feta.
- Roll out a small portion of the remaining dough to cover the filling.
- Repeat with the rest of the filling and feta.
- Roll out the final dough layer and cover the pie.
- Brush with olive oil and melted butter, score into pieces, and bake at 180°C for one hour.
