Cheesy Spinach Parcels

10 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 225 g fresh spinach, washed
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1 large shallot, finely diced
  • 25 g walnuts or 25 g pine nuts, roughly chopped
  • 75 g vegetarian cheddar cheese, grated
  • 12 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons double cream
  • 1 teaspoon walnut oil
  • 25 g butter, melted
  • 12 sheets phyllo pastry, each measuring 16cm x 16cm

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oven to 190C
  2. 2
    Place spinach in a pan and stir over a high heat until wilted.
  3. 3
    Strain, squeeze out as much liquid as possible, then roughly chop.
  4. 4
    Heat oil in a frying pan, saute shallot until softened.
  5. 5
    Add walnuts, then fry for 2-3 minutes Remove from heat, stir in spinach, cheese, nutmeg, cream and seasoning.
  6. 6
    Mix walnut oil with butter.
  7. 7
    Brush a thin coating on a piece of pastry.
  8. 8
    Place another piece on top with corners at a different angle, brush with the butter and repeat with one more piece.
  9. 9
    Place a spoonful of spinach mix in the centre, bring up corners of pastry and pinch in the middle to form a parcel.
  10. 10
    Repeat to make remaining parcels, then transfer to a greased baking tray.
  11. 11
    Brush parcels with remaining butter and oil.
  12. 12
    Bake for 20 mins until golden.

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