Spanakopita
We all like pie, right?! Well this is a very nutritious and mouthwatering pie with no need for chips (unless you’ve just run a marathon or somethin’).
This recipe was put together in our London kitchen by Nuush-friend Khara, with input from a real Greek person!
The crispy golden pastry encases delicious spinach and feta cheese, a match made in heaven, or Greece, same thing really.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
(Easily halved to make smaller pie)
- 250g pack of fresh filo pastry
- 750g fresh spinach, washed
- 1 bunch spring onions
- 200g feta cheese
- 10g fresh dill
- grating of fresh nutmeg
- small bunch of fresh parsley
- 2 large free range, organic eggs – beaten
- olive oil
Nuush clients: Please apply the portion sizes stated in your account and divide the recipe so that you make only as much you need.
Instructions
Heat oven to 175C or 155 fan.
In a large saucepan wilt the spinach in hot butter. Leave to drain and cool. Once cool enough to handle, squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible, chop, then place in a large bowl.
Roughly chop the spring onions, dill and parsley, then add to the bowl.
Crumble in the feta. Add the eggs and nutmeg and give everything a good mix.
Brush a 9 x 13 inch oven proof dish with olive oil. Lay half the pack of filo in the dish, brushing each layer lightly with olive oil before adding the next.
Spread out the spinach mixture evenly on top of the filo. Layer the rest of the filo as before.
Roll up the edges of the filo as tightly as poss, don’t worry if it’s a bit messy/crumbly, then brush the top and edges with a little olive oil.
Bake in the middle of the oven for 35-45 mins until golden.
Best eaten once it’s cooled a little, or at room temperature.
Nutrition Info
Spinach
Spinach, as well as being very high on Vitamins A and K, and manganese, has great ant-inflammatory effects – inflammation is a precursor to many diseases and conditions, including some cancers. The density of nutrients in spinach puts it at the top of the foods list for goodness.
Find your new natural
The preparation of good food is merely another expression of art, one of the joys of civilized living.
Dione Lucas
Portion Guidelines
Instead of living with the bore of weighing food, counting points or calories and tapping everything you eat into a phone you can use nature’s custom-designed tool – your hands!
