Spanakopita Peloponnisos
- 2 pounds spinach
- 1 medium onions chopped
- 1 each leeks chopped
- 1 cup scallions, spring or green onions chopped
- 13 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup parsley leaves chopped
- 3 teaspoons dill weed
- 14 teaspoons nutmeg ground
- 1 x salt
- 8 each phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
- Wash spinach well and cut off any coarse stems.
- Chop coarsely and put into a large pan.
- Cover and place over heat for 7 to 8 minutes shaking pan now and then or turning spinach with a fork.
- Heat just long enough to wilt spinach so that juices can run out freely.
- Drain well in colander, pressing occasionally with a spoon.
- Gently fry onion in olive oil for 10 minutes, add chopped leek and spring onions and fry gently for further 5 minutes until transparent.
- Place well-drained spinach in a mixing bowl and add oil and onion mixture, herbs and nutmeg.
- Blend thoroughly, adding salt and pepper to taste.
- Place a sheet of fillo pastry on work surface and brush lightly with olive oil.
- Top with 3 more sheets of pasry, brushing each with oil.
- Brush top layer lightly with oil and place half the spinach mixture along the length of the pastry towards one edge and leaving 4 cm (1 1/2 inches) clear on each side.
- Fold bottom edge of pastry over filling, roll once, fold in sides then roll up.
- Place a hand at each end of roll and push it in gently like a concertina.
- Repeat with remaining pastry and filling.
- Place rolls in an oiled baking dish leaving space between rolls.
- Brush tops lightly with oil and bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes until golden.
- Serve hot cut in portions.
spinach, onions, leeks, scallions, olive oil, parsley, dill weed, nutmeg ground, salt, phyllo
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/spanakopita-peloponnisos-41208 (may not work)