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
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 pieces, you will need:
- 1
1 1⁄3 cup Greek yoghurt - 2
1 cup cream cheese - 3
2 tablespoons lemon juice - 4
½ cup cashew nuts - 5
8 sheets of brick pastry - 6
2 cups + 2 tablespoons cooked spinach - 7
oil - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long does it take?
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 1 1⁄3 cup Greek yoghurt, 1 cup cream cheese and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Salt lightly and pepper generously.
Check the seasoning.
Set aside.
Salt lightly and pepper generously.
Check the seasoning.
Set aside.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
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..
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 |
| 1,195 Kcal or 5,003 Kj | 74 gr | 108 gr | 71 gr |
| 60 % | 29 % | 10 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 100 Kcal or 419 Kj | 6 gr | 9 gr | 6 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 149 Kcal or 624 Kj | 9 gr | 13 gr | 9 gr |
| 7 % | 4 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 pieces : 7.58 €
- Per piece : 0.95 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach and Comté Loaf, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Spinach Mornay, Salmon and spinach quiche, ... All |
 | Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Light herb sauce, Home-made doner kebab, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Spinach fritters, Norwegian tartines, ... All |
 | Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy verrines, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Chicken and avocado bagels, Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, ... All |
 | Cashew nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Indian rice pudding, Coriander and cashew nut pesto, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All |
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