Cheesy Spinach Parcels

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 225 g fresh spinach, washed
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 large shallot, finely diced
• 25 g walnuts or 25 g pine nuts, roughly chopped
• 75 g vegetarian cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons double cream
• 1 teaspoon walnut oil
• 25 g butter, melted
• 12 sheets phyllo pastry, each measuring 16cm x 16cm

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 190°c
• 2 place spinach in a pan and stir over a high heat until wilted. strain, squeeze out as much liquid as possible, then roughly chop.
• 3 heat oil in a frying pan, sauté shallot until softened. add walnuts, then fry for 2-3 minutes remove from heat, stir in spinach, cheese, nutmeg, cream and seasoning.
• 4 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.
• 5 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.
• 6 brush parcels with remaining butter and oil. bake for 20 mins until golden.