Spinach and cashew brik rolls


Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Brik (or filo) pastry with a filling of cream cheese, cooked spinach and cashew nuts.
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Last modified on: February 26th 2020

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For 4 pieces, you will need:
  • 1 Greek yoghurt 150 g Greek yoghurt
  • 2 cream cheese 100 g cream cheese
  • 3 lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 cashew nuts 40 g cashew nuts
  • 5 sheet of brick pastry 4 sheets of brick pastry
  • 6 cooked spinach 250 g cooked spinach
  • 7 oil oil
  • 8 salt salt
  • 9 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 595 grams

Change these quantities to make: 2 pieces 4 pieces 8 pieces 12 pieces
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
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21 min.10 min.31 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 4 min.
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Mix together 150 g Greek yoghurt, 100 g cream cheese and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.

Salt lightly and pepper generously.

Check the seasoning.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Chop 40 g cashew nuts.

set aside.

Stage 3
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Lay a sheet of brik pastry in front of you.

Stage 4
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Spread a bed of spinach over the third nearest to you, then add a layer of cheese mixture and scatter cashew nuts on top.

Stage 5
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Roll up the pastry into a neat parcel, like a spring roll.

Stage 6 - 15 min.
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Prepare all the rolls like this.

Stage 7 - 10 min.
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Pour a little oil into a large frying pan on high heat. When really hot, fry the rolls until golden brown all over.

Stage 8
Spinach and cashew brik rolls
Serve without delay so the rolls can be enjoyed while they are deliciously crisp.
Remarks
To bring out even more cashew flavour, toast the nuts first.

You can use a different kind of cheese if you prefer, such as feta..
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
675 Kcal or 2,826 Kj82 gr121 gr73 gr
34 %32 %11 %11 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
113 Kcal or 473 Kj14 gr20 gr12 gr
6 %5 %2 %2 %
Per piece
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
169 Kcal or 708 Kj21 gr30 gr18 gr
8 %8 %3 %3 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Nuts, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 pieces : 3.19 £
  • Per piece : 0.80 £

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This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked spinachCooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Omelette, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Spinach Mornay, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, ... All
Greek yoghurtGreek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cretan-style salmon , Norwegian tartines, Light herb sauce, Tzatziki, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, ... All
Cream cheeseCream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cheese and tomato tart, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Oriane's tuna rillettes , Avocado with gravlax, Crunchy verrines, ... All
Cashew nutsCashew nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower curry, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Coriander and cashew nut pesto, Spicy hot toasted cashew nuts, Indian rice pudding, ... All
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