Spanakopita or Greek Spinach Lasagna

By
La Cuisine de Géraldine

What is Spanakopita?

Spanakopita is a great classic of Greek cuisine. As the title of this recipe suggests, it is a kind of lasagna with spinach and feta cheese prepared with filo pastry. It can be eaten hot or cold, as a starter or as a main course. What makes Spanakopita particularly delicious is the addition of fresh herbs such as mint, dill and parsley. Spinach can be replaced or complemented with other vegetables such as chard, sorrel or leek.

Ingredients

For Step 1

  • 12 sheets filo pastry

  • 1 kg fresh spinach

  • 400 g feta

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 onion

  • 3 cloves garlic

  • Fresh herbs: mint dill, parsley

  • 1 lemon organic

  • Olive oil

  • Salt & pepper

  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds black and white

Preparations

Brown the onion

* Wash and dry the spinach. Peel the onion and cut it finely. Chop the garlic cloves. * In a large saucepan, brown the onion with a little olive oil until it becomes translucent.

Add spinach

* Add the garlic, then the spinach. Sauté for 5-10 minutes, while the spinach begins to lose its volume.

Remove excess water

Pour everything into a colander and squeeze the spinach to remove excess water. Let cool for a few minutes.

Add fresh herbs and lemon

* Meanwhile, remove the leaves from the dill, mint and parsley sprigs. Chop them finely. * In a bowl, mix the spinach, dill, mint, parsley, feta. Grate the lemon zest on top and then add the juice of half the lemon.

Add eggs

Add the eggs and mix well.

Add the feta

Cut the feta into small cubes and add it to the spinach.

Prepare the spanakopita

* Then oil a large ovenproof dish with olive oil. Using a brush, lightly oil the filo leaves, then place 6 filo leaves at the bottom of the dish, distributing them so that about 5-6 centimeters of filo pastry overflows on each side of the dish.

Add the filling

Place the spinach filling on the filo leaves.

Cover with filo pastry

And then cover with 6 other sheets of filo. Close the edges of the dish tightly. 

Decoration

Finish by passing a thin layer of olive oil on top of the Spanakopita using a brush. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. 

Bake

Bake for 40 minutes at 180 ° C (conventional heat at the start, then fan oven for the last 10 minutes).

Facts

  • 6 Servings

  • 55 Minutes

  • 388 Kcal