Name: Spanakopita (Phyllo Triangles)
Yield: Yield: About 100 hors d’oeuvres.
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 cup light ricotta or pressed cottage cheese (or ½ cup feta and ½ cup cottage cheese); ½ cup melted butter, margarine or oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 or 2 eggs; 1 lb (500 g) phyllo dough (see About Phyllo Dough); ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese; ¼ tsp nutmeg; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 pkgs (10 oz/300 g each) frozen spinach; 1 onion, quartered

Preparation info

Yield: About
100
hors d’oeuvres.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Food Processor Bible

By Norene Gilletz

Published 2011

About

Although this Greek specialty is usually filled with spinach and cheese, try the variations—they are also delicious.

Ingredients

Filling

2 pkgs (10 oz/300 g each) frozen spinach
1

Method

Cook spinach according to package directions. Let cool, then squeeze out excess moisture.

Steel Blade: Process onion with 2 or 3 quick on/offs, until coarsely chopped.

Sauté in olive oil on medium heat for 5 minutes, until golden. Process spinach until finely chopped, about 10 seconds. Add onion, Parmesan, ricotta, 1 egg and seasonings; process just until mixed. (Add seco