Spinach, walnut & feta parcels

Spinach, walnut & feta parcels

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Cooking time

Prep: 25 mins Cook: 25 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 6

A Middle Eastern-inspired filo parcel that makes a great alternative to the traditional festive starter

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Vegetarian
Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
364
protein
14.5g
carbs
20.1g
fat
25.6g
saturates
11.9g
fibre
2.4g
sugar
-
salt
1.61g
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Ingredients

  • 400g spinach, washed
  • butter
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tsp cumin seeds, toasted
  • 200g feta cheese, crumbled
  • 50g walnuts, chopped
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 9 sheets filo pastry
  • 200ml Greek yogurt
  • ½ garlic clove, crushed
  • baby salad leaves, to serve
  • pomegranate molasses, to serve (optional)

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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Wilt the spinach in a little butter, then cool, squeeze out any water and chop. Put in a bowl with the cinnamon, 1 tsp of the cumin, feta and walnuts and season really well.
  2. Melt 50g butter in a small pan. Cut the filo sheets in half so you have 18 squareish pieces. Butter 3 sheets on both sides, then lay on top of each other with each one at an angle to make a rough star shape. Put 1⁄6 of the filling in the middle. Bring up the sides and gather together at the top, squeeze or twist to seal firmly. Repeat with the other 5.
  3. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and crisp. Mix the yogurt and garlic with the other ½ tsp cumin seeds. Serve with a dollop of yogurt and a few salad leaves. Drizzle over a little pomegranate molasses to finish, if you like.

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2010

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lisasmosarski10:13, 11th Sep, 2012

Lovely recipe... but no mention of where to put the egg. Is the error in the ingredients or the method? Would be great to know where to put it!

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rhia130711:38, 26th Dec, 2011
2

I didn't really enjoy this dish. It might have been the way I cooked it but it turned out quite dry and a little bland, probably needs a little more spice and needs to be a little more moist.. forgot to use the egg.. so maybe that affected it too!

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pegohart111:11, 2nd Oct, 2011

Very easy to do and very versitile, tried with a filing of spinach and stilton with spiced apple chutney, so many variations could work. Pine nuts, basil & mozzarella to try next! Very filing, great with a simple side salad.

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ian271209:57, 14th Mar, 2011
4

Maybe I squeezed too much water from the spinach, but this meal was a little on the dry side. It definitely needs the yoghurt which I made with mint as well as the toasted cumin seeds. To make the meal more substantial, I fried a large portobello mushroom to serve as the base for the dish. It worked very well, but the next time I'll try to spice it up a little more.

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orbvalley08:32, 30th Dec, 2010
5

Great, tasty, vegetarian meal loved by meat eaters. I added a few cranberries for colour & interest - worked perfectly & looked festive too.

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ali4pompey09:25, 5th Dec, 2010
4

Fantastic.. First time working with filo but as the mixture is ready it's pretty easy to do. Even one of the kids ate it!

Will do again in mini form for Christmas party snacks with the dip

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macker109:33, 25th Nov, 2010

This looks an interesting recipe.
Might also be good as a snack with chicken, or as a starter with prawns.
Will try it soon !

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ahmz3509:49, 25th Nov, 2010

this recipes was really great i like it actually i love to eat spinach . i will try to cook this weekend. thank you more power.

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