GREEK SPINACH PIE – Spinach, feta and ricotta cheese trapped between crispy, flaky layers of golden phyllo dough. A classic Greek favorite you can eat as an appetizer, side or even as a vegetarian main dish along with a green salad.
The filling is made of frozen spinach with the water squeezed out. Boo, I know, it’s a pain but the end result is worth it. You can squeeze the spinach in a ricer if you have one, a colander using a spoon to press it down (you can squeeze it with your hands too), or you can twist it up in a clean kitchen towel.
If you prefer, you can use fresh spinach <– I didn’t. It needs to be sauteed while the frozen does not – you use it in the filling thawed, as is.
The filling is also flavored with plenty of dill and parsley, if you like mint you can use that instead of the dill. There’s also eggs to help hold everything together and sauteed onion with garlic <– my contribution.
If you never worked with phyllo dough before you can find it in the frozen section of your market. It comes in thin sheets that look and feel like fragile paper. They tear easily – if you find yours tearing you can still use them – fit the pieces together like a puzzle as your building your layers.
Both the bottom and top crust have 10 layers of phyllo each and must be placed one at a time on top of each other. Each layer has to be brushed with melted butter – the one step of the recipe that takes the most time but it’s the fun part. The home stretch.
It bakes up hot and savory, rich and so delicious you will eat square after square without a care.
The payoff.
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