Spanakopita

I love Greek  food , anything from moussaka, tiropita, saganaki,  Greek salad , gyros, etc . I had my first taste of  Greek food at Greek Islands in Omaha. I had spanakopita and this was a tasty way to eat spinach. Spanakopita ( also known as spanakotiropita) is a savory spinach cheese ( feta typically)  pie in a phyllo pastry. We took a look at a few recipes and made our own version which was quite tasty . This was Rich’s creation. 

Ingredients :

Spinach frozen ( chopped)  -10 oz package

Onion- 1 medium - chopped 

Dill-  1/4 cup chopped 

Feta cheese- 1.5 cup

Ricotta cheese -1/2 cup

Garlic -  1 clove

Egg - 2

Salt -1 tsp

Pepper - 1 tsp 

Olive oil - 3/4 cup 

Phyllo  - thawed - 6 sheets 

Rich used his new prep deck to prep all the ingredients 

Instructions: 

1. Preheat oven to 325 F

2. Thaw the spinach and squeeze out all the water

3. Place a sauce pan on medium heat and add 2 tbsp of olive oil 

4. Sauté the onion until translucent. Add minced garlic and sauté it 

5. In a large bowl mix the spinach, onion and garlic together 

6. Add two eggs to the bowl, feta and ricotta cheese , chopped dill, salt and pepper and mix well together 

7. Take a 9x9 baking sheet and lightly coat it with olive oil. Place two sheets of phyllo dough in the pan 

8. Generously coat the phyllo dough sheet with olive oil

9. Add the spinach mixture and spread it across evenly

10. Then place 4 sheets of phyllo ( one sheet at a time) over the spinach mixture

11. Coat the top of the phyllo dough sheet generously with olive oil 

12. Fold the edges of the phyllo dough sheets into the pan and tuck into the sides 

13. Bake at 325 F for 50 minutes 

14. Take the spanakopita out and let it cool down 

15. Cut into squares and serve