Spanakopita

Name: Spanakopita
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 250 g feta, crumbled; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 30 g dill, chopped; 100 ml double cream; 2 tbsp olive oil; 500 g baby spinach; 100 g spring onions, chopped; 200 g Spanish onion, chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 500–700 g filo pastry; 50 g butter; 50 g olive oil; a pinch of nutmeg; 1 egg

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brunch with Brother Marcus

By Tasos Gaitanos and Alex Large

Published 2023

About

Here is Brother Marcus’s take on the classic Greek pie. Tasos’s mum, Penny, suggests using any leftover greens you have in the fridge, such as lettuce or rocket, in place of or as well as the traditional spinach. Seek out the thicker Greek filo pastry for this pie.

Ingredients

500 g baby spinach
2 tbsp olive oil
200 g

Europe
United Kingdom
Greece
London
Brunch
Breakfast
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Wilt the spinach in a pan then drain it well. You want to get as much of the water out as possible – a good method is to put the wilted spinach in a clean tea towel and wring it out, but you can also just squeeze it out with your hands.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan and sauté the onion, spring onion and garlic till soft then set aside to cool for a minute or two. N

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