Spinach & ‘Feta’ Filo Triangles
These little triangles of crunchy deliciousness never disappoint and they are a lot easier to make than they look. The flavour of the lemon and dill really take them to the next level. Absolute must try and they look very impressive on a lunch time buffet! (From the world’s first vegan football club)
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Total time
50
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Meal
- lunches
- sides-light-meals-and-salads
Servings
6
Ingredients
- 1 pack filo pastry
- 1 kg frozen spinach
- 2 brown onions, finely diced
- 5 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 1 lemon (zest and juice)
- Handful of dill
- 1 pack vegan ‘feta’ (we use Bute Island Sheese)
- Black sesame seeds for sprinkling
- Extra virgin coconut oil or rapeseed
- Olive oil
Instructions
Filing
- Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC (fan)/350ºF/Gas Mark 4.
- Fry the onions with some oil, on a low heat, until they start to go translucent.
- Add the garlic and fry for a further minute.
- Add the frozen spinach and stir through so it is well incorporated with the onions and garlic.
- Transfer the mix from the frying pan into a mixing bowl. Let it cool.
- Once cool, add a handful of chopped dill, sea salt, and lemon zest and juice and mix thoroughly.
- Finally, add the vegan ‘feta’ and mix. Your filling is now ready.
Filo Roll
Tip: When not being used, cover the filo pastry sheets with a clean, damp tea towel so that it doesn’t dry out.
Tip: The parcels can be frozen when raw and cooked from frozen at a later date.
- Layer 4 sheets of filo pastry directly on top of each other.
- Brush olive oil between the layers to help the layers stick and to brown the pastry when cooked.
- Slice the pastry into three, even, vertical strips.
- Spoon about 3 teaspoons of filling onto the bottom right hand side of one of the strips (one strip contains four layers of pastry).
- Fold the bottom corner over the pile of filling to create a triangle shape.
- Continue to fold the pastry over into triangles until the strip is completely used.
- Stick down the end and glaze the rest of the triangle with olive oil.
- Sprinkle black sesame seeds on top.
- Repeat this process 6 times (to make 6 parcels in total). You will need to repeat the filo pastry layering process again as you will get three parcels out of each three layers.
- Put on a lined baking tray and cook for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
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