{"id":318,"date":"2021-10-15T14:11:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T14:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge376.qodeinteractive.com\/?p=318"},"modified":"2021-11-24T16:24:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:24:40","slug":"spanakopita-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The very best traditional Greek spanakopita. A versatile and delicious dish suitable for every time of the day, as a main dish, starter or mid-day snack! This is a very easy to follow authentic spanakopita recipe for you to recreate this traditional vegetarian delight from scratch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Spanakopita (Greek spinach pie) is one of the most popular Greek dishes, that is known and loved around the world.
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To prepare an authentic spanakopita\u00a0recipe, feta cheese is crumbled and mixed with spinach into a herby spinach-feta mixture and then wrapped or layered in phyllo (filo) pastry, brushed with melted butter or olive oil and baked until golden and crispy perfection.. Simply delicious!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ingredients<\/i><\/h2>\n
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  • 2.2 lb spinach, washed and strained<\/li>\n
  • 2 large leeks (only the tender part)<\/li>\n
  • 1 bunch green onions with leaves<\/li>\n
  • 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped<\/li>\n
  • 2 bunches Mediterranean greens (Optional)<\/li>\n
  • 1 bunch fresh spearmint<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled<\/li>\n
  • 2 tbsp. salt, freshly ground pepper<\/li>\n
  • \u00bd cup extra-virgin olive oil<\/li>
  • TRADITIONAL PHYLLO<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1.6 lb all-purpose flour<\/li>\n
  • \u00bd cup extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n
  • 2 tbsp. vinegar<\/li>\n
  • 1 \u00bd cups of lukewarm water (approximately)<\/li>\n
  • 1 flat tsp. salt<\/li>\n
  • \u00be cup extra-virgin olive oil to grease the phyllo<\/li>\n
  • Some spare Flour for the phyllo kneading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Method<\/i><\/h2>
    1. Wash and strain the spinach.<\/li>
    2. Chop into a large bowl with the leeks and green onions, and sprinkle with salt.<\/li>
    3. Mix and leave for 15-20 minutes to release juices.<\/li>
    4. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible and transfer to a bowl.<\/li>
    5. The filling will reduce by about half.<\/li>
    6. Add the olive oil, feta cheese, herbs, and pepper.<\/li>
    7. Grease a pie dish, place three sheets of pastry in the dish one by one, slightly crumpled, drizzling each sheet with olive oil.<\/li>
    8. Add the filling in a thin layer. Cover with the remaining sheets of crumpled phyllo, again greasing each one. Turn the edges in. Trace out the pieces, drizzle with a few drops of water and pour the remaining olive oil.<\/li>
    9. Bake on the bottom rack for 1 hour at 360\u00b0F fanless, until golden brown on top and underneath, the phyllo will have a crispy texture.<\/li>
    10. Let the pie cool, this is mandatory as it needs some time to absorb all of its liquid.<\/li><\/ol>

      TRADITIONAL CRISPY PASTRY<\/em><\/p>

      • Sift the flour into a bowl or a mixer.<\/li>
      • Mix in the vinegar, salt and olive oil, and begin kneading as you add the water a little at a time.<\/li>
      • The dough\u00a0is ready when it is supple and no longer sticky.<\/li>
      • Cover and leave to stand for at least 30 minutes.<\/li>
      • Divide the dough into six pieces, and roll out into thin sheets on a flour-dusted surface (keep dusting with flour as required).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        The very best traditional Greek spanakopita. A versatile and delicious dish suitable for every time of the day, as a main dish, starter or mid-day snack! This is a very easy to follow authentic spanakopita recipe for you to recreate this traditional vegetarian delight from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gastronomy","tag-gastronomy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":917,"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions\/917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anandatravel.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}