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Greek Filo Spiral with Feta, Mint, and Spinach

Wow your family with flawless Greek-style baking. This Greek spiral (strifti) is a kind of pie, just in a really fun coiled shape. Rolled into a snail-like spiral, it looks appetizing and inviting. The filling is loaded with fresh herbs and feta. The recipe uses large (extra-large) eggs; if yours are smaller, use three.

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Greek snail made of filo dough with feta, mint and spinach
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 24 % 8 g
Fats 55 % 18 g
Carbohydrates 21 % 7 g
220 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0
    1. If the filo is frozen, let it thaw — move it from the freezer to the refrigerator and leave it overnight. 2. Peel the onion and cut it into a small dice. Wash the green onions and finely chop them with a sharp knife, using both the white and green parts. 3. Put the feta in a bowl and crumble it with a fork or your hands. Grate the Parmesan on the fine holes of a grater. Wash the mint and chop it finely. 4. Pour a little olive oil into a heavy-bottomed skillet and set it over the heat. 5. Add the onion to the hot oil and sweat it for 2 minutes. The point is to sweat the onion, not brown it — it should turn soft and translucent, not golden. 6. Then add the green onions and cook for another minute. 7. Meanwhile, wash the fresh spinach under running water and dry it. Add it to the skillet a handful at a time, cooking and stirring until the spinach wilts. 8. Now tip the greens into a colander and let the liquid drain. Press down a little to squeeze out as much moisture as possible. 9. Once the greens have cooled to room temperature, add them to the bowl with the feta. Crack in the eggs, add the grated Parmesan and the chopped mint. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 10. Mix the filling thoroughly. Spread half the filling along the edge of one filo sheet and roll it into a log. 11. Grease a heatproof baking dish with olive oil and lay the log in it, starting from the center and coiling it into a spiral. 12. Do the same with the second filo sheet and the rest of the filling to complete the pie. Then brush the surface with the remaining olive oil using a silicone pastry brush and sprinkle with sesame seeds. 13. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C), then put the pie in. Bake the spiral for 45 minutes, until the surface turns golden. Let the pie cool before cutting it into portions and serving. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Spinach - 22  kcal/100g
  • Mint fresh - 49  kcal/100g
  • Dried mint - 285  kcal/100g
  • Mint - 49  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Feta cheese - 290  kcal/100g
  • Green onion - 19  kcal/100g
  • Dried whole sesame seeds - 563  kcal/100g
  • Shelled sesame seed - 582  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Parmesan cheese 45% fat content - 389  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g
  • Sea salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Filo dough - 441  kcal/100g

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