Spinach Pie with Phyllo
- 1 Tablespoon Good Quality Olive Oil
- 1 whole Medium Onion, Medium Diced
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 3/4 teaspoons Sea Salt
- 2 packages (16oz Packages) Organic Chopped Frozen Spinach, Completely Defrosted And Squeezed Totally Dry
- 8 ounces, weight Good Quality Sheep's Milk Feta Cheese
- 1/4 cups Grated Pecorino Romano Or Parmesan Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Dried Dill
- 2 pinches Freshly Grated Nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoons Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
- 1/4 cups Breadcrumbs + 2 Tablespoons For Pan (ideally, Homemade)
- 4 whole Large Eggs, Lightly Beaten
- 4 ounces, weight Frozen Phyllo Sheets, Thawed Completely And Thinly Sliced
- 1/4 cups Good Quality Olive Oil
- For the pie:
- 1.
- In a large non-stick skillet, heat your olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add your chopped onion and cook, stirring occasionally until translucent and starting to brown, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add garlic and salt and cook until fragrant, another minute or so.
- 2.
- Transfer onion and garlic into a large heat proof bowl and add your thawed and drained and squeezed dry spinach.
- Stir to combine, breaking up any large chunks of spinach with your spoon.
- Next, crumble in your feta cheese and stir to combine again.
- Add the Pecorino/Parmesan, dill, nutmeg and pepper.
- Stir again.
- 3.
- Next, add in your 1/4 cup of homemade breadcrumbs.
- 4.
- After youve added your breadcrumbs to the mix, gently fold in the beaten eggs.
- Mix until completely and thoroughly combined.
- 5.
- Next, prepare your pan.
- Lightly spray the sides and bottom of a 9 spring form pan.
- Add another tablespoon or two of breadcrumbs to the bottom of your pan and flour it (like you would a cake pan when baking cake) by tapping pan on a counter and making sure all of the bottom is coated with the crumbs.
- Tap out any excess.
- 6.
- Add spinach mixture to your prepared pan, smooth out the top and flatten so it is really filling all the sides.
- Set aside.
- 7.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and make sure the rack is in the center.
- For the topping:
- 8.
- Into a large bowl, add your sliced defrosted phyllo dough and toss gently to break up any slices that are stuck together.
- Add the olive oil to the bowl and toss gently to coat all of the slices.
- 9.
- Cover the entire pie with your phyllo slices.
- Place pan into your preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and pie is completely cooked through.
- Remove from oven.
- 10.
- Let pie cool for 5-10 minutes before removing the side of the pan.
- Once it has cooled a tad, run a knife around the edge to loosen sides, carefully release the spring and remove the side.
- Serve pie warm!
- Note: Dont have phyllo?
- No problem, you can top the pie with more breadcrumbs tossed with a little olive oil, or even more Parmesan or Pecorino cheese.
- The phyllo definitely gives this pie a nice crunchy top, so if you can find it, grab some!
- This pie can also be assembled up to the baking step and then wrapped and frozen for up to 3 months!
- When youre ready to bake, simply unwrap and bake straight out of the freezer, for about an hour or so.
- Recipe slightly adapted from MarthaStewart.com.
olive oil, onion, garlic, salt, frozen spinach, cheese, parmesan cheese, dill, nutmeg, fresh cracked black pepper, breadcrumbs , eggs, olive oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/vegetarian/spinach-pie-with-phyllo/ (may not work)