CHEESY SPINACH PARCELS

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An impressive starter to your meal

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Buffet, Dinner, Snack, Starter

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

225g fresh spinach , washed
1 tbsp groundnut oil
1 large shallot , finely diced
25g walnuts or pine nut , roughly chopped
75g vegetarian cheddar , grated
pinch freshly grated nutmeg
2 tbsp double cream
1 tsp walnut oil
25g butter , melted
12 squares filo pastry , each measuring 16cm x 16cm

Steps:

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Place spinach in a pan and stir over a high heat until wilted. Strain, squeeze out as much liquid as possible, then roughly chop.
Heat oil in a frying pan, sauté shallot until softened. Add walnuts, then fry for 2-3 mins. Remove from heat, stir in spinach, cheese, nutmeg, cream and seasoning.
Mix walnut oil with butter. Brush a thin coating on a piece of pastry. Place another piece on top with corners at a different angle, brush with the butter and repeat with one more piece. Place a spoonful of spinach mix in the centre, bring up corners of pastry and pinch in the middle to form a parcel. Repeat to make remaining parcels, then transfer to a greased baking tray. Brush parcels with remaining butter and oil. Bake for 20 mins until golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 450 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 42 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 12 grams protein, Sodium 2.22 milligram of sodium