Spinach pie Spanakopita

INGREDIENTS
  • 500 g phyllo pastry
  • 700 g fresh spinach
  • 300 g feta cheese
  • 180 g ricotta
  • 180 g beaten eggs
  • 150 g onion
  • 20 g spring onions
  • 15 g dill
  • 15 g parsley
  • 10 g garlic
  • 120 ml olive oil
  • 6 g fine salt
  • 2 g ground black pepper

Preheat the oven and grease the selected baking dish before preparing the filling, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive final presentation.

Cook the vegetables and aromatics until tender, fragrant, and free from excess moisture, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive final presentation.

Cool the mixture slightly, then combine it with cheese, eggs, cream, and seasonings, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive final presentation.

Line the dish with pastry, leaving enough overhang to seal the upper crust neatly, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive presentation. Related: Greek pie.

Spoon the filling evenly into the pastry shell and smooth the surface gently, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive final presentation.

Cover with remaining pastry, trim the edges, and crimp them firmly to seal, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive final presentation.

Cut steam vents and brush the top lightly before placing the pie inside, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive final presentation. Related: Fish pie.

Bake until deeply golden and fully set, then rest before slicing and serving, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, and an attractive final presentation.

Serve warm or room temperature with salad, yogurt sauce, or roasted vegetables, for balanced flavor, pleasing texture, fresh aroma, visual appeal, and polished final presentation.

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