Spanakopita

10 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 x salt
  • 1 each onions chopped
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms sliced
  • 1 each garlic cloves minced
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 pound feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated grated
  • 1/4 cup parsley leaves chopped
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 pound phyllo (filo) pastry sheets

Directions

  1. 1
    If using fresh spinach, wash the spinch and remove the rough stems.
  2. 2
    Place in large bowl and sprinkle heavily with salt.
  3. 3
    Rub the salt into the leaves by thakin them up, a bunch at a time, and rubbing them between your hands; the volume of spinach will decrease drastically as you do.
  4. 4
    Tear the sponach up as you do this.
  5. 5
    Rinse the salt off thoroughly and dry the spinach, squeezing it in bunches in a towel.
  6. 6
    Saute the onion and mushrooms in a little olive oil and butter with the garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
  7. 7
    When both onions and mushrooms are tender remove from heat.
  8. 8
    Beat the eggs in a large bowl and crumble in the feta, add the parmesan, then the spinach, onions, mushrooms, stir in the parsley, organo, rosemary, some freshly ground pepper, and a little salt (remembering the feta is very salty.

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