Spinach Pie

Name: Spinach Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 1kg fresh spinach, wilted and squeezed dry; 300g feta cheese, crumbled; 3 eggs; 1 large onion, diced; 4 spring onions, sliced; 1 handful fresh dill; 1 pinch nutmeg; 400g shortcrust or filo pastry; 3 tbsp olive oil

A rustic Greek-style spinach pie in a crispy olive oil pastry, hearty and deeply flavoured. Cooking the spinach down until properly dry before it goes anywhere near the pastry stops the base turning soggy.

Total time

75 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Vegetarian

vegetarian

Ingredients

1kgfresh spinach, wilted and squeezed dry

300gfeta cheese, crumbled

3eggs

1large onion, diced

4spring onions, sliced

1 handfulfresh dill

1 pinchnutmeg

400gshortcrust or filo pastry

3 tbspolive oil

Instructions

Fry onion in oil until soft, add spinach and cook until dry.

Cool completely, mix with feta, eggs, spring onions, dill and nutmeg.

Season generously.

Line a baking dish with pastry, leaving overhang.

Fill with spinach mixture.

Fold pastry over filling and seal.

Brush with olive oil and score the top.

Bake at 180C for 40 minutes until golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

444

Protein

23.7g

Fat

32.7g

Carbs

18.8g

Fiber

7.5g

Sodium

946mg

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