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spanakopita Salad

Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 125 g phyllo pastry
  • Olive oil to brush on phyllo pastry
  • 4 hands full of baby spinach
  • 1-2 rounds feta cheese crumbled
  • ½ small baby red onion thinly sliced and steeped in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes
  • 1 spring onion finely chopped
  • 2 tsp fresh dill chopped
  • 2 tbls walnuts, dry roasted and chopped chopped

Dill oil

  • 125 ml olive oil -light delicate intensity
  • 10 g fresh dill
  • 1-3 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Make the dill oil
  • In a blender with a blade attachment add 125 ml of olive oil and 10 g of fresh dill add salt and 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar blitz until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly
    125 ml olive oil -light delicate intensity, 10 g fresh dill, 1-3 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • Pour into a squeeze bottle and reserve for later.
  • Prepare the filo pastry
  • Preheat oven to 180°C
  • Cut phyllo pastry sheets into eight rectangles per sheet repeat with the remaining sheets
    125 g phyllo pastry, Olive oil to brush on phyllo pastry
  • Place the rectangles on a baking tray brush with olive oil and bake in the oven until golden brown and crispy for about 2 to 3 minutes
  • Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container until ready to use - note you will have more than you need for two people
  • Assembling the salad - serves two
  • On a platter, drizzle some dill oil on the base and add four sheets of crispy phyllo
  • Top the phyllo with half the baby spinach and half the feta
    4 hands full of baby spinach, 1-2 rounds feta cheese crumbled
  • Sprinkle half the walnuts, onion and spring onion and drizzle with more dill oil.
    1 spring onion finely chopped, 2 tbls walnuts, dry roasted and chopped chopped, ½ small baby red onion thinly sliced and steeped in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes
  • Season with salt and pepper and repeat the process with another layer
  • Finish off with phyllo pastry and sprigs of fresh dill, extra walnuts and drizzle with more dill oil.
    2 tsp fresh dill chopped, Salt to taste
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Greek inspired
Keyword: Feta, Spinach, walnuts