Spinach Feta Borek
Filo pastry filled with a delicious stuffing made with spinach and feta cheese- A perfect evening snack.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Pan
- Spatula
- Silicon Brush
- Baking Tray
Ingredients
Pastry
- 470 gm Readymade Filo Pastry/Turkish Yufka
Ingredients for the Filling
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Medium-Sized Onion; Chopped
- 500 gm Spinach; washed and chopped
- 1 tsp Salt
- ⅓ tsp Black Pepper Powder
- ⅓ tsp Paprika Powder
- 200 gm Feta Cheese
Ingredients for the spreading mixture
- 2 Medium-Sized Eggs
- 150 gm Yoghurt
- 5 tbsp Olive Oil
Other Ingredients
- Poppy Seeds; for sprinkling
- Black Sesame Seeds; for sprinkling
- White Sesame Seeds; for sprinkling
Instructions
Method to make the filling
- Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions. Fry them on medium heat till they become translucent.
- Add chopped spinach. Increase the heat to high. Cook till the spinach is fully done.
- Add salt, black pepper powder and paprika powder.
- Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool.
- Once the mixture cools, combine it with crumbled feta cheese. Keep this filling aside.
Method to make the spreading mixture
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and oil.
- Add yoghurt and whisk everything together. The spreading mixture is ready. Keep it aside.
Method to assemble
- Spread the filo sheet/s on the kitchen counter.
- Using a silicon brush, spread the spreading mixture on the filo sheet.
- Put one or two rows on the filling mixture.
- Roll it into a tube. Swirl it into a circle and place it on a greased baking tray.
- Now, take another filo sheet. Follow the same steps as above.
- Wrap the tube around the swirled tube. This way, create a spiralling pattern.
- Once all the filo sheets and filling mixture are finished, brush the remaining spreading mixture on the prepared spiral.
- Sprinkle poppy seeds and black and white sesame seeds.
- Bake it in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C for about 30 minutes or till you see a golden crust.
- After removing it from the oven, let it cool for about 10 minutes before cutting it into slices and serving it.