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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 12 pieces, you will need:

1 450 g Greek yoghurt
2 300 g cream cheese
3 3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 120 g cashew nuts
5 12 sheets of brick pastry
6 750 g cooked spinach
7 oil
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,785 grams

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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.

Mix together 450 g Greek yoghurt, 300 g cream cheese and 3 tablespoons lemon juice.

Salt lightly and pepper generously.

Check the seasoning.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Chop 120 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
1,792 Kcal or 7,503 Kj	112 gr	161 gr	107 gr
90 %	43 %	15 %	16 %

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 %

% 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 12 pieces : 11.36 €
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: Thin spinach and potato tart, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, ... All
	Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Norwegian tartines, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Spinach fritters, Tzatziki, Home-made doner kebab, ... All
	Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cheese and tomato tart, Crunchy verrines, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, Oriane's tuna rillettes , Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... All
	Cashew nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Cauliflower curry, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Indian rice pudding, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All

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