Spanakopita Ring

• 1 TBSP olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 16 oz. frozen spinach, drained of excess moisture (or fresh spinach, blanched, shocked, and drained)
• 5 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 oz. fresh dill, chopped or 1 tsp. dried dill
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tsp. oregano
• Lemon juice, to taste
• 1/8 tsp. of nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 2 cans of crescent rolls

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat, then add the onions and garlic and sauté until starting to turn golden; then add the spinach and sauté until heated through.
3. Add the onion and spinach mixture to a bowl, and add the feta through the egg, and toss to combine.
4. Take a baking sheet and line with parchment paper and then spray with cooking spray.  Arrange the crescent triangles into a ring/sun with the tips of the crescent rolls pointing out.
5. Add the spinach filling around the base of the ring/sun and then fold the tips of the crescent rolls over the base.
6. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

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Spanakopita Ring

Recipe by RC

Ingredients

• 1 TBSP olive oil

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 16 oz. frozen spinach, drained of excess moisture (or fresh spinach, blanched, shocked, and drained)

• 5 oz. feta cheese, crumbled

• 1/4 oz. fresh dill, chopped or 1 tsp. dried dill

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 1 tsp. oregano

• Lemon juice, to taste

• 1/8 tsp. of nutmeg

• 1 egg

• 2 cans of crescent rolls

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375F.
• In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat, then add the onions and garlic and sauté until starting to turn golden; then add the spinach and sauté until heated through.
• Add the onion and spinach mixture to a bowl, and add the feta through the egg, and toss to combine.
• Take a baking sheet and line with parchment paper and then spray with cooking spray.  Arrange the crescent triangles into a ring/sun with the tips of the crescent rolls pointing out.
• Add the spinach filling around the base of the ring/sun and then fold the tips of the crescent rolls over the base.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.