Spanakopita Spirals

Ingredients

• 500g frozen spinach defrosted & drained
• 1 cup frozen diced onions, defrosted
• 250g firm feta
• 250g ricotta
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 24 sheets frozen filo pastry, defrosted
• Olive oil spray
• Sesame seeds

Method

• Preheat your oven to 190°C.
• Squeeze any excess water out of the spinach and place spinach in a mixing bowl along with the onion.
• Crumble the feta into the mixture and then add the ricotta and the eggs.
• Mix well and add seasonings before mixing again.
• Grease a large, shallow ovenproof frying pan or dish.
• Working 4 sheets at a time, lay out 1 sheet of filo, spray it with olive oil and layer another on top.
• Continue until you have a stack of 4.
• Lay out a line of spinach and feta mixture along the long edge and roll up loosely. (If you roll the pastry too tight it will split when you spiral it.)
• Roll the log into a spiral and place it in the centre of the dish.
• Repeat until you have 8 spirals and all of the filling is used up.
• Spray the top of the spirals with olive oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for 30 mins until golden.
• Eat warm or cold.
• You can use melted butter instead of spray oil.