Description
Delicious traditional Greek Spanakopita featuring crispy phyllo triangles filled with a savory mixture of sautéed spinach, onions, feta cheese, and aromatic herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 onion (chopped)
- ½ cup green onion (chopped)
- 10 ounce spinach (frozen)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons oregano (dried)
- 1½ cups feta cheese (crumbled)
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated, optional)
- 8 tablespoons butter (unsalted, melted, 1 stick)
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg (ground)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 14 sheets phyllo dough
Instructions
- Remove the phyllo dough from the freezer to allow it to defrost. Keep the remaining sheets covered with a damp towel to prevent drying while you work.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onion and green onion and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the frozen spinach and cook until it becomes limp. Stir in lemon juice, then remove from heat. Use a clean kitchen towel to squeeze out all excess moisture from the spinach mixture to prevent soggy filling.
- Let the spinach mixture cool completely. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, crumble feta cheese, and mix with ground nutmeg. Combine the cheese mixture thoroughly with the cooled spinach mixture until well incorporated.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Unroll one sheet of phyllo dough and lay it flat on your work surface. Brush the sheet generously with melted butter then sprinkle with dried oregano. Place another sheet on top and repeat the buttering and oregano sprinkling.
- Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the layered phyllo sheets lengthwise into 4 strips approximately 2 inches wide. Place a heaping tablespoon of the spinach and feta filling near one corner of each strip. Fold the corner over the filling to form a triangle and continue folding the strip into triangles (like folding a flag) along its length until completely folded.
- Arrange the spanakopita triangles on the prepared baking sheets. Brush the tops with more melted butter and, if desired, sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over them for extra flavor and color.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until the triangles turn golden brown and crisp. Remove and let them cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 triangle
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 50mg