Spanakopitta 2

Name: Spanakopitta 2
Ingredients: 1 kg (2 lb) fresh spinach; Salt and pepper; 1 large onion, finely chopped; A little oil to grease the pie dish and brush the top; A grating of nutmeg; 4 eggs; 250 g (8 oz) Feta or cottage cheese; 30 ml (2 tablespoons) dill or fennel leaves, finely chopped; 60 ml (4 tablespoons) olive or a light vegetable oil; 6 spring onions, finely chopped; 500 g (1 lb) bought frozen puff pastry

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

Bought puff pastry is a good substitute for sheets of fila pastry or bread dough rolled thin with which it is variously made.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) fresh spinach
1 large onion, finely chopped

Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Wash the spinach well in plenty of water and remove large stems. Drain and squeeze out the excess water. You do not need to chop the leaves.

Fry the onion and spring onions gently in the oil until soft and transparent but not coloured. Put the spinach in the pan with the dill or fennel leaves and let it cook in its own juice with no extra water. It will need turning with a wooden spoon