Feta and Spinach Pie – Recipe

makes: 1 pie

difficulty: easy
total time: 50mins

– 15ml olive oil

– 1 large onion, finely chopped

– 45ml fresh dill, finely chopped

– 750g fresh spinach, rinsed and chopped

– 300g feta, crumbled

– 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

– freshly ground black pepper, to taste

– 20ml ground nutmeg

– 3 sheets filo pastry

– 60ml melted butter

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion and dill for a minute. Set aside. Blanch the spinach in a pot of boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain, squeezing out as much liquid as possible. Place spinach in a bowl with the onion, feta, eggs, pepper and nutmeg and mix well. Brush each sheet of filo pastry with butter and use to line a greased or sprayed 20cm baking pan, draping the excess pastry over the sides. Spoon the spinach mixture into the base of the pie and fold over the pastry to enclose the filling. Brush with the remaining butter and bake until golden and crispy, about 30 minutes.