Greek filo parcels with tzatziki
Little squares of filo pastry topped with a feta, spinach and sundried tomato mixture and scrunched up at the top to make cute little parcels. If you love 'spanakopita' or Greek spinach and feta cheese pie, you'll love these too!
Ingredients (UK/Australia? Click below for grams/ml)
For the filo parcels
- 7 ounces spinach washed
- 2 spring onions scallions, washed and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon dill chopped
- 3 sundried tomatoes finely chopped
- 2.5 ounces feta cheese crumbled
- 4 sheets filo pastry chopped into 20 squares of roughly 12 x 12 cm
- olive oil for brushing
For the tzatziki
- 0.5 cups Greek yogurt
- 0.25 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon dill chopped
- 2 squeezes lemon juice
- salt & pepper to taste
- olive oil optional - to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/390F.
- Wilt the spinach in a pan, then squeeze out the water with your hands and place in a medium bowl.
- Add the spring onions (scallions), dill, tomatoes and cheese and set aside.
- Lay a pastry square on a board or clean work surface and brush with a little oil. Lay another square over the top but with the corners crossing the sides of the first square (see picture above) and brush with a little more oil.
- Place about a heaped teaspoon of spinach and feta mixture in the centre of the pastry squares and gather up the sides so that they meet in the middle. Press them together to seal your parcel.
- Place on a baking tray, then repeat until you have made all the parcels. Brush the tops with a little more oil, then bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the parcels are golden and crispy.
- Meanwhile, make the tzatziki sauce by combining all the main ingredients, then drizzle with a little olive oil if you like.
- Serve the parcels warm with the tzatziki.
Notes
You can freeze the parcels before baking if you like. Bake from frozen – for a few minutes longer than it says in the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 54kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 136mgPotassium: 162mgVitamin A: 1920IUVitamin C: 6.3mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 0.9mg
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