Made with frozen spinach and store – bought puff pastry, these spinach and feta triangles make great snacks or appetizers.
These spinach and feta triangles are delicious, easy and quick to make. On top of that they can be can be made ahead. I just finish baking them now for our New year’s eve party tomorrow.
Made with frozen spinach, store-bought puff pastry, feta and olive oil. Make a perfect treat for the whole family.
What you’ll need to make spinach and feta pockets
- 1 store – bought puff pastry (fresh, ca. 275 g/ 10 oz)
- 100 g (3.5 oz) frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 100 g (3.5 oz) feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- nutmeg and freshly ground pepper to taste
You’ll also need for the egg wash
- 1 egg yolk
- a dash of milk
How to make feta and spinach parcels
Begin by preheating the oven to 200 °C (392 °F) with both up and low heat. Next, crumble feta into a bowl. Then add olive oil and about ¼ teaspoon oregano and mix until well combined.
In a second bowl combine thawed and very well strained spinach and cream cheese and season with freshly ground pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
Next, roll out puff pastry on a lightly floured cutting board and cut it into 6 squares. Then spread feta – olive oil cream uniformly onto the corner half of each square and sprinkle with spinach mixture.
Fold opposite corner over filling to form a triangle and press edges with a fork to seal. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with a parchment paper Then brush each triangle with the egg wash
and bake for 20 minutes or until nicely golden brown.
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Spinach And Feta Triangles
Ingredients
- 1 store – bought puff pastry (fresh, ca. 275 g/ 10 oz)
- 100 g (3.5 oz) frozen spinach thawed and drained
- 100 g (3.5 oz) feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ground nutmeg and freshly ground pepper to taste
You'll also need for the egg wash
- 1 egg yolk
- a dash of milk
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the oven to 200 °C (392 °F) with both up and low heat. Next, crumble feta into a bowl. Then add olive oil and about ¼ teaspoon oregano and mix until well combined. In a second bowl combine thawed and very well strained spinach and cream cheese and season with freshly ground pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
- Next, roll out puff pastry on a lightly floured cutting board and cut it into 6 squares. Then spread feta – olive oil cream uniformly onto the corner half of each square and sprinkle with spinach mixture. Fold opposite corner over filling to form a triangle and press edges with a fork to seal. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with a parchment paper Then brush each triangle with the egg wash and bake for 20 minutes or until nicely golden brown.
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