Spinach Pie Triangles
- 1/2 pounds Fresh Baby Spinach
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Small Onion, Finely Chopped
- 2 cloves Minced Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Agave Nectar
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces, weight Goat Or Sheep's Milk Feta (I Use Mt. Vikos)
- 8 ounces, weight Ricotta Cheese
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/4 cups Chopped Fresh Dill
- 1/4 cups Chopped Fresh Parsley
- 1 stick Melted Butter
- 1/2 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 pound Thawed Filo Dough (1 Package Should Be Roughly Forty 9" X 14" Filo Sheets)
- Heat a Dutch oven on medium heat, do not add oil.
- Coarsely chop fresh spinach and place it in the Dutch oven.
- Add a bit of salt (about 1/2 teaspoon or so).
- Cook spinach by gently stirring until wilted.
- Then remove it from the Dutch oven and place it in a colander to drain.
- Meanwhile, add one tablespoon olive oil to Dutch oven.
- Heat oil on medium and add onion, garlic, a splash of agave nectar, a pinch of salt, and some grated black pepper.
- Stir to combine.
- Turn down heat to low.
- Slowly cook for about ten minutes or so to get the onions soft and starting to caramelize.
- Combine feta, ricotta, and egg in the bowl of your food processor or blender and pulse to combine.
- In a large bowl combine drained spinach, onion mixture, blended cheese mixture, chopped dill and parsley.
- Season with more salt and pepper if desired.
- For the assembly:
- Melt the butter in a small bowl in the microwave.
- Just heat for a few seconds until fully melted, then add olive oil.
- Mix together.
- Open thawed filo carton.
- There should be two packages in the box.
- Open one package.
- Place the dough on the counter and cover with a paper towel or parchment paper.
- Take the top sheet, lay it on the counter and brush with butter and oil mixture.
- I use a clean paint brush.
- Place one more sheet on top of first sheet.
- Brush with butter/oil.
- Fold the stack of dough into thirds lengthwise.
- You should have a two-three inch strip approximately 14 inches long.
- Brush the top of the strip with butter/oil.
- Place approximately 1 tablespoon of spinach mixture on top, centered at the bottom of one end.
- Roll filo up into alternating triangles, like folding a flag.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and filling mixture.
- They can be frozen at this point.
- I just put them in a freezer bag, with the air removed.
- Or you can go ahead a bake them!
- Preheat oven to 375 F if you are going to bake them now.
- To bake: Brush tops with butter/oil.
- Place on parchment covered cookie sheets.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes (maybe a bit more if they are frozen) until golden brown.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/spinach-pie-triangles/ (may not work)