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Spanakopita

Tyler Florence

Copyright 2000 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved

Show: Food 911Episode: Phyllo Fear in Southern California

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (26)

  • Cook Time:

    1 hr 45 min

  • Level:

    Intermediate

  • Yield:

    approximately 40 triangles

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Prep
40 min
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1 hr 45 min
Total:
2 hr 25 min
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions, white and green parts
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 pounds fresh baby spinach, trimmed, washed and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 12 ounces crumbled feta
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds, toasted and ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 pound phyllo pastry sheets
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped oregano
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped chives
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet and place over medium heat. Saute onions and garlic for 3 minutes until soft. Add the spinach, season with salt and pepper, and continue to saute until the spinach is limp, about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, remove from heat and place in a colander, and squeeze out excess liquid. Set aside to cool. The filling needs to be cool and dry to prevent the phyllo from becoming soggy. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with feta, coriander, and nutmeg. Season, then fold in the cooled spinach mixture until well blended.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, brush 2 baking sheets with some melted butter. Unroll the phyllo dough and lay a sheet flat on a work surface. Take care to keep the phyllo covered with a damp, not wet, towel as you work to prevent drying out and becoming brittle. Brush the sheet with melted butter, then sprinkle evenly with some oregano and chives. Repeat with 2 more sheets of phyllo, stacking on top of each other. With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the sheets lengthwise into thirds to form 2 1/2-inch strips. Do this with all the sheets of dough.

Place a heaping teaspoon of filling near 1 corner of the layered phyllo strip. Fold the end at an angle over the filling to form a triangle. Continue to fold the triangle along the strip until you reach the end, like folding up a flag. Brush the top with butter and dust with Parmesan, place on prepared baking sheet, and cover while preparing the remaining pastries. Repeat until all the filling and phyllo strips are used up. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until the triangles are crisp and golden. Serve hot, warm or cold.

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  • recipe Spanakopita
    Magda Penticton, BC 10-14-2009

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    AMAZING!!!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I used to work at a greek bakery and could never imagine making these myself. This was my first time using phyllo and it was... SO MUCH FUN! The entire process was a lot easier then I expected. I made the triangles and they tasted absolutly amazing and were not greasy at all. Read more
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    Amy Chicago, IL 10-26-2008

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    great recipe

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Fantastic recipe. I made it for a dinner party as a side dish/entree for the one vegetarian in the group. Didn't have the... parmesan, coriander or green onions. It still came out amazing. Mine required less than 20 minutes of baking, and i covered them with foil after 15 minutes to prevent burning. So good!Read more
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    Adrienne St Louis Park, MN 09-30-2008

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    Great Spanakopita Recipe

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Super simple, the only challenge is working with the phyllo. I took the easy way out and just lined a 9 x 13 pan with 4 sheet... of buttered phyllo, dumped in the spinch mixture and topped with 4 more sheets, baked (took about 2x longer) and cut into squares. Fabulous!Read more
  • recipe Spanakopita
    Anonymous 07-01-2008

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    The Best Spanakopita Recipe

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I love this recipe. It is so simple and easy to prepare. The flavor is just amazing. Must try!
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    PEG Akron, OH 06-10-2008

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    Fabulous!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This was our very first attempt at phyllo and it went great! My sister and I made these today - having two people made it go... quickly and easily. Even though I will make these again, I probably won't do it alone! We had one pound of phyllo, cut the sheets into fourths, not thirds, and got 24 out of the recipe. They are great!Read more
  • recipe Spanakopita
    DEIRDRE APO, AP 05-22-2008

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    Absolute Best

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Every time I make this recipe everyone adores it. It's a bake sale favorite. I wouldn't change anything.
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