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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 26^th 2020

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For 2 pieces, you will need:

1 0 kg 2 g Greek yoghurt
2 1.8 oz cream cheese
3 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
4 0.7 oz cashew nuts
5 2 sheets of brick pastry
6 0 kg 4 g cooked spinach
7 oil
8 salt
9 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	10 min.	31 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

Mix together 0 kg 2 g Greek yoghurt, 1.8 oz cream cheese and ½ tablespoon lemon juice.

Salt lightly and pepper generously.

Check the seasoning.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Chop 0.7 oz cashew nuts.

set aside.

Stage 3

Lay a sheet of brik pastry in front of you.

Stage 4

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

Roll up the pastry into a neat parcel, like a spring roll.

Stage 6 - 15 min.

Prepare all the rolls like this.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

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

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 value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
337 Kcal or 1,411 Kj	41 gr	61 gr	37 gr
17 %	16 %	6 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
113 Kcal or 473 Kj	14 gr	20 gr	12 gr
6 %	5 %	2 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
169 Kcal or 708 Kj	21 gr	30 gr	18 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 2 pieces : 1.89 €
Per piece : 0.95 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Spinach brik parcels, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, ... All
	Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Home-made doner kebab, Tzatziki, Cretan-style salmon , Norwegian tartines, ... All
	Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , Oriane's tuna rillettes , Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs, Tomato and cream cheese terrine, ... All
	Cashew nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coriander and cashew nut pesto, Indian rice pudding, Cauliflower curry, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, ... All

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