Easy Recipes – Spinach and Feta Pie
Spinach and Feta Pie
Serves 4
Prep time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 35 minutes
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Ingredients
1 bunch English spinach, washed and stems removed. Either discard the stems, or very thinly slice them and use them for the pie.
250 grams ricotta cheese.
100 grams soft feta cheese, crumbled.
3 spring onions, finely shredded.
2 tablespoons fresh dill sprigs, finely chopped.
2 eggs, lighlty beaten.
4 sheets filo pastry, partially thawed.
Method
Preheat oven to 180C.
Grease a deep 8 cup capacity oven proof dish.
Bring a pot of unsalted water to the boil.
Add spinach and remove as soon as it becomes wilted and refresh in iced water. Repeat with stems if using them.
Drain well, and then squeeze all remaining water from the leaves.
Combine the ricotta, feta, eggs dill and spring onions in a bowl. Stir in the spinach, then season as you wish.
Pour the mix into the baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven, reset the temperature to 180C.
Use a fork to make puncture marks all over each of the file sheets.
Cut the filo into 3 cm strips and criss cross over the baked mixture.
Spray with a little oil and return to the oven to bake for a further 10 minutes, or until light and golden.
Serving
Allow to stand for 10 minutes in the dish before serving.
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