SPINACH &
FILO PARCELS
These parcels are great
as entrées for a dinner party.
The size you make is
over to you, eg make larger ones if planning to use as a lunch dish.
| 1 | small |
onion, finely chopped |
| 400 | g | Spinach - wash and remove stems, then chop (do not substitute with silver beat) |
| 1 | egg |
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| 200 | g | Cottage Cheese (not
low-fat Cottage Cheese) |
| 100 | g |
Feta cheese, chopped small |
| ¼ | cup |
Parmesan cheese |
| ½ | cup |
Tasty cheese |
| 1 | cup | chopped mushrooms |
| 2 | Tbspns | chopped parsley |
| ½ | tspn | nutmeg |
| ½ | cup | Pine nuts, lightly toasted (optional) |
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste |
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1 x 375gm pack Filo pastry |
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Olive oil |
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Cook
Spinach in microwave in
covered dish – squeeze firmly and drain off liquid.
Onion in microwave in
covered dish - 1 min on high. Drain off
liquid.
Mushrooms in microwave
in covered dish – 1 min on high. Drain
off liquid.
Add
to all other ingredients, except filo pastry and olive oil.
Use 3 – 4 sheets of
filo pastry at a time (join each sheet together by brushing or spraying the top
of each sheet with Olive oil). Cut into
five lengthwise strips, pastry sideways (Landscape) – Place approx desert spoon of spinach mixture at bottom of each
portion, commence rolling over and over in the shape of a triangle until each
strip is fully rolled. Lightly brush oil
over top and bottom before placing on oven tray.
Bake at 200 oC for 15 - 20 minutes