SPINACH, FETA, AND PINE-NUT PHYLLO TART

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Categories     Leafy Green     Bake     Vegetarian     Lunch     Feta     Parmesan     Pine Nut     Spinach     Healthy     Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6 as a main course

Number Of Ingredients 12

For filling
1/2 cup pine nuts (about 3 ounces)
1 medium onion
1/3 cup olive oil
two 10-ounce packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup crumbled feta (about 3 ounces)
1 tablespoon fine dry bread crumbs
seven 17- by 12-inch phyllo sheets
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Make filling:
  • In a shallow baking pan toast pine nuts in middle of oven until golden, about 4 minutes, and cool. Finely chop onion and in a large heavy skillet cook in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Squeeze spinach to remove as much liquid as possible and stir with salt into onion. Cook spinach mixture over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until any liquid is evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes, and cool slightly. In a large bowl whisk eggs until combined and stir in spinach mixture, pine nuts, feta, and bread crumbs until combined well. Filling may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring filling to room temperature before proceeding.
  • Stack phyllo sheets and cover with 2 overlapping sheets plastic wrap and then a dampened kitchen towel. In a small saucepan melt butter and cool slightly. Lightly brush a 10 1/2- by 7 1/2- by 1-inch rectangular tart pan with a removable fluted rim with butter.
  • On a work surface lightly brush 1 phyllo sheet with butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon Parmesan evenly over buttered phyllo and repeat layering with 5 more phyllo sheets, butter, and 5 tablespoons Parmesan. Arrange last phyllo sheet on stack and lightly brush with butter. Transfer phyllo to tart pan, letting excess hang over edge, and spoon filling onto phyllo, spreading evenly. Fold edges of pastry over filling, leaving center uncovered , and lightly brush top of phyllo with butter. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan over exposed filling and bake tart in middle of oven until golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve tart warm or at room temperature.

Technical Afghan
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This was a great recipe! I used frozen spinach and it worked perfectly. The tart was delicious and I will definitely be making it again.


oliver green
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I made this tart for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it. It was easy to make and it looked very impressive.


Edwin Nyachio
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This tart was delicious! The phyllo dough was crispy and the filling was creamy and cheesy. I will definitely be making this again.


Kt Anam
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I made this tart for dinner last night and it was a hit! The whole family loved it. It was easy to make and it tasted great. I will definitely be making this again.


John Bragg
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This tart was easy to make and it turned out great! The phyllo dough was crispy and the filling was creamy and cheesy. I will definitely be making this again.


Sisipho Myaleni
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I'm not a huge fan of spinach, but this tart was so good! The feta and pine nuts really balanced out the flavor of the spinach. I will definitely be making this again.


Abduraqib Abdullahi
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This was a great recipe! I used frozen spinach and it worked perfectly. The tart was delicious and I will definitely be making it again.


Osei Solomon
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I made this tart for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it. It was easy to make and it looked very impressive.


Tiana Fisk
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This tart was delicious! The phyllo dough was crispy and the filling was creamy and cheesy. I will definitely be making this again.


Egwuatu Prosper
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I made this tart for dinner last night and it was a hit! The whole family loved it. It was easy to make and it tasted great. I will definitely be making this again.


Siv Sada
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This tart was easy to make and it turned out great! The phyllo dough was crispy and the filling was creamy and cheesy. I will definitely be making this again.


Jason Keller
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I'm not a huge fan of spinach, but this tart was so good! The feta and pine nuts really balanced out the flavor of the spinach. I will definitely be making this again.


Blessing Ogboumah
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This was a great recipe! I used frozen spinach and it worked perfectly. The tart was delicious and I will definitely be making it again.


Md Akhlas
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I made this tart for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it. It was easy to make and it looked very impressive.


Bablu Miha
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This tart was amazing! The phyllo dough was crispy and flaky, and the spinach, feta, and pine nuts were a perfect combination. I will definitely be making this again.