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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 8 pieces, you will need:

1 300 g Greek yoghurt
2 200 g cream cheese
3 2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 80 g cashew nuts
5 8 sheets of brick pastry
6 500 g cooked spinach
7 oil
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,190 grams

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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 300 g Greek yoghurt, 200 g cream cheese and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

Salt lightly and pepper generously.

Check the seasoning.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Chop 80 g 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
1,350 Kcal or 5,652 Kj	164 gr	243 gr	146 gr
67 %	63 %	23 %	22 %

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 8 pieces : 7.58 €
Per piece : 0.95 €

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