Sunday 18 January 2015

Spanakopitta variation [serves 4; prep 5 mins; cooking 40mins]

I've accidentally created a great take on a spanakopitta. I had some ingredients in the fridge and it all worked out rather well. I prefer this version to the previous version.

600g frozen spinach
8 broccoli florets
300g cottage cheese
230g jar of red peppers, drained and chopped
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 small white onions, diced
2 sprigs of mint leaves, chopped
150g filo pastry

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees.

Simmer the spinach and broccoli until soft and drain throughly. Squeeze as much liquid out of the spinach as possible.
Meanwhile, fry the onion over a low heat until soft and a bit see through.

Add all the ingredients together (except the pastry) and blast with a hand blender until relatively smooth.

Put the green paste into a pyrex dish, top with the pastry and bake for 25-30 minutes.