Name: Spinach Borek (Using Frozen Spinach and Phyllo)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 15, 15 pieces
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 800 grams frozen spinach (thawed and wrung from excess water (dry spinach weight approx. 315 g)); 150 grams mozzarella cheese (shredded); 300 grams feta cheese (crumbled); 120 grams plain cream cheese (any type); 80 grams yellow onion (finely diced (approx. ¼ an onion)); 20 grams parsley (finely chopped); 2 large eggs; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted); ½ cup olive oil (120 ml); 1 large egg; ¼ cup whole milk (60 ml); 454 grams phyllo pastry (thawed at room temperature (approx. 16 to 20 sheets)); 1/4 teaspoon nigella seeds; 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds

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Spinach Borek (Using Frozen Spinach and Phyllo)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 15 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

16% of a 2,000 cal day

322KCAL

Protein

11g23% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat22g

28%

Saturated9g

44%

Unsaturated13g

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Total Carbs21g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars1g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch17g

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Sodium523mg

23%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Phyllo pastry layered with a savory spinach and cheese filling, baked until crispy and golden. Served as an appetizer in small squares or as a light lunch with salad.

Ingredients

15 SERVINGS

800 gfrozen spinach — wrung dry, thawed, 315 g
150 gmozzarella cheese — shredded
300 gfeta cheese — crumbled
120 gplain cream cheese
80 gyellow onion — finely diced, ¼
20 gparsley — finely chopped
2large eggs
¼ tspblack pepper
3 tbspunsalted butter — melted
½ cupolive oil — 120 ml
1large egg
¼ cupwhole milk — 60 ml
454 gphyllo pastry — thawed, 16–20 sheets
¼ tspnigella seeds
¼ tspsesame seeds

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Method

45m total

Read the method on Hungry PaprikasAmina Al-Saigh’s original page

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