Spinach and Feta cheese pie recipe (Spanakopita)

Instructions

• Wash and dry spinach.
  
• Roughly chop spinach.
• Finely chop onions, spring onion, mint and dill (fresh herbs).
• Steam blanch spinach for approximately 10 minutes, set aside in a large bowl once done.
• Add olive oil to hot pan and add onions once the oil begins to sizzle.
• Ensure you mix onions until onions start to soften up adding spinach.
• Mix both spinach and onions combining ingredients.
• Add spring onions, dill and mint, combining and mixing through all ingredients.
• Continue this process for approximately 5 minutes before turning the heat off and covering the pot with the lid and setting aside for 5 minutes.
• Once the mixture has cooled off, add to a large bowl.
• Crumble good quality feta in a separate bowl.
• Beat 1 whole egg applying to filo – phyllo pastry.
• Apply olive oil to filo – phyllo pastry.
• Spread crumbled feta and spinach and herb mix to filo – phyllo pastry.
• Trim filo – phyllo pastry edges to avoid rough and hard edges.
• Fold filo – phyllo by rolling using the technique demonstrated in our video starting at 4:50.
• Add rolled filo – phyllo to baking tray continuing this process.
• Apply olive oil to the top of filo – phyllo pastry.
• Bake at 180 C for 50-60 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Allow cooling for 5 minutes before cutting filo – phyllo up serving.