Spinach pies
Leafy greens are your friend. They are full of goodness and incredibly versatile, so add and them in wherever you can, like in these spinach pies.
Makes 15-20.
Ingredients
| 300 g | Spinach leaves (Main) |
| 1 | Onion, chopped |
| 3 | Garlic cloves, crushed |
| 1 tsp | Allspice, ground |
| 1 | Bay leaf |
| 1 Tbsp | Oil |
| 1 tsp | Sumac powder |
| 1 | Lemon, zest of |
| 100 g | Goat feta |
| 2 sheets | Puff pastry (Main) |
| 1 sprinkle | Pine nuts |
Directions
- Steam spinach leaves until just wilted, then cool. Squeeze out all excess liquid and finely chop.
- Gently fry onion, garlic, ground allspice and bay leaf in 1 Tbsp of oil until onion is translucent. Add chopped spinach, sumac and the lemon zest, and cook until mixture is hot. Add goat's feta and stir until melted.
- Remove from heat and season with pepper and the lemon juice. Leave to cool.
- Roll out sheets of puff pastry and cut into 15-20 circles using an 11cm cookie cutter. Add 1 Tbsp spinach mixture to the centre of each, egg wash the edges and fold over into crescent shapes.
- Egg wash the tops, prick with a fork and sprinkle with crushed pine nuts.
- Bake in a 200C oven until golden.