Recipe for Spanakopita – Greek Spinach Pie

Written by GreekBoston.com in Authentic Greek Food Recipes, Greek Pie and Pita Recipes

Spanakopita is mostly eaten as a snack in Greece and every Greek restaurant or deli is bound to have a tray of spanakopita ready to go for hungry customers. Spanakopita is a savory pie made of filo dough and stuffed with chopped spinach, feta, onions or scallions, egg, and various seasonings

Spanakopita Recipe Ingredients:

1 finely chopped onion

1 pound crumbled feta cheese

2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

2 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs

1 large egg yolk

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 10-ounce packages ready to use, fresh spinach, chopped

1 pound filo pastry sheets

Directions to Make Spanakopita:

Preheat oven to 325″ F. Lightly butter 11x7x2-inch baking dish.

Mix first 6 ingredients above in large bowl.

Heat oil in large pot over medium high heat. Add spinach; saute until wilted and juices evaporate (about 3 minutes.) Transfer spinach to strainer over bottom of prepared dish.

Unroll the filo dough on a flat surface and cut the filo into 3 by 11 inch strips. Place a small spoonful of spinach filling 1 inch from the end of the pastry. Fold the end over the filling to form a triangle.

Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.

There is a “fasting”, or vegan, version of spanakopita eaten during the Great Lent and other religious fasts that doesn’t use eggs or dairy products in the dough mix and uses tofu instead of cheese.

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