Name: Spanakopita
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1 kg fresh spinach (washed); 1 bunch spring onions (sliced); 1 bunch dill (chopped); 2 tbsp olive oil; 300 g feta (crumbled); 2 eggs (beaten); 1 pinch nutmeg; 12 sheets filo pastry; 100 ml olive oil or melted butter (for brushing); Black pepper

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Crisp Greek spanakopita: layers of golden filo filled with spinach, feta, spring onions and dill.

About this Greek recipe

Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie baked in large trays or folded into small triangles. Squeezing the spinach dry is the key to crisp pastry.

Ingredients you will need

The main ingredients are fresh spinach, spring onions, dill, olive oil, feta, eggs. Exact quantities are in the recipe card below.

How long it takes

Allow 1 hr 15 min in total: 30 min of preparation, 45 min of cooking. The recipe serves 8.

Spanakopita

Crisp Greek spanakopita: layers of golden filo filled with spinach, feta, spring onions and dill.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 15

Servings: 8 servings

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Greek

Calories: 340

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

1 kg fresh spinach washed
1 bunch spring onions sliced
1 bunch dill chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
300 g feta crumbled
2 eggs beaten
1 pinch nutmeg
12 sheets filo pastry
100 ml olive oil or melted butter for brushing
Black pepper

Method

Wilt the spinach in batches in a large pan. Cool, squeeze out all the liquid and chop.
Soften the spring onions in the oil for 3 minutes.
Mix the spinach, spring onions, dill, feta, eggs, nutmeg and pepper.
Heat the oven to 180°C. Brush a 23 × 33 cm dish with oil and lay in 6 sheets of filo, brushing each.
Spread in the filling. Cover with 6 more brushed sheets and tuck in the edges.
Score the top into portions and bake for 40–45 minutes until deep golden.

Notes

Keep the filo covered with a damp tea towel while you work so it does not dry out and crack.