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Spanakopita toastie

I was a vegetarian until I was 19, so spanakopita was a staple in our house for all of our special family occasions. I love injecting these simple flavours into a quick and easy toastie.

Spanakopita toastie

Credit: Danielle Abou Karam

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 120 g baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup finely chopped dill
  • ⅓ cup finely chopped parsley
  • 1 lemon, finely grated zest
  • 1 small garlic clove, crushed
  • pinch dried mint
  • 140 g feta, crumbled
  • 160 g mozzarella, coarsely grated
  • 60 g cream cheese, softened and chopped
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped semi-dried tomatoes
  • sea salt flakes and black pepper, to taste
  • 8 slices thick-cut white bread
  • unsalted softened butter, for spreading
  • lemon wedges, to serve

Instructions

  1. Place the spinach in a heatproof bowl and pour over a full kettle of boiling water. Stand for 30 seconds or until just wilted, then drain. When cool enough to handle, place in a clean kitchen cloth and squeeze out the excess water, then coarsely chop.
  2. Combine the spinach, spring onion, herbs, lemon zest, garlic, mint, feta, mozzarella, cream cheese and tomatoes in a bowl. Season to taste.
  3. Spread each slice of bread evenly with butter. Turn 4 of the slices over. Divide the mixture over the 4 slices of bread, unbuttered side up. Top each with another buttered slice of bread, buttered side up.
  4. Heat a jaffle iron or sandwich press to high and cook the toasties in batches until golden. Cut the toasties in half, sprinkle with a little extra dried mint and salt flakes, then serve with lemon wedges.
 

Photography by Danielle Abou Karam.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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episode The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 
cooking • 
25m
PG

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