Spinach brik parcels
Crispy brik parcels, filled with a mixture of spinach, feta and chopped shallot.
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Last modified on: May 5th 2013
For 8 parcels, you will need:
- 1
200 g cooked spinach - 2
150 g feta - 3
1 shallot - 4
1 tablespoon olive oil - 5
1 egg - 6
8 sheets of brik pastry - 7
6 tablespoons oil - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 610 grams
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Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 35 min. | 8 min. | 43 min. |
Keeping:
A few minutes, once cookedAt what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small frying pan. Add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper and cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Put the spinach into a bowl with the shallot, feta, 1 egg, salt, pepper...
Stage 4
...and mix thoroughly.
Stage 5
Roll up the parcels:
Place a spoonful of mixture near the bottom edge of a brik sheet.
Place a spoonful of mixture near the bottom edge of a brik sheet.
Stage 6
Roll the sheet up over the filling, folding in the sides...
Stage 7
...and finish by rolling over again to form a fat "sausage".
Stage 8 - 20 min.
Press lightly on the parcel to spread the mixture evenly inside.
Make all the parcels like this.
Make all the parcels like this.
Stage 9 - 6 min.
To cook the parcels, heat 6 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan on high heat.
When very hot, add the parcels and fry until browned all over.
Serve without delay.
When very hot, add the parcels and fry until browned all over.
Serve without delay.
Remarks
You can also deep fry these parcels. This is very quick but, unfortunately, raises the fat content.
If you can't find brik pastry, you can use filo instead.
If you can't find brik pastry, you can use filo instead.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 8 parcels : 3.18 €
- Per parcels : 0.40 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy spinach rolls, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Gratin slices with spinach, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , ... All |
| Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moussaka, Cretan salad, Cretan Bread, Feta in olive oil with herbs, Cretan-style salmon , ... All |
| Sheet of brik pastry: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Feta and spinach brik pie, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , ... All |
| Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cocotte eggs with Comté, Lemon Mayonnaise, Winegrowers' sausage casserole, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Taos hotpot, ... All |
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