East Village Vegan: Recipe for Spinach Pie is finally here!

Spanakopita without Cheese

Okay. ?I have to be careful when I leave a teaser post. ?Recipe coming soon...should mean recipe within a couple days not recipe a whole month later. ?Ok. I got it. ?No more teaser posts.

Here is the recipe you've all been waiting for:)

For the Spinach filling I used this recipe:

(Adapted from here)

Prep Time:?20?minutes

Cook Time:?1?hour

Total Time:?1?hour, 20?minutes

Ingredients:

• 5 pounds of fresh spinach (or mix of spinach and other leafy greens)
• 1 bunch of fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 bunch of fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 8 spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 bunch of ?leek leaves finely chopped
• 3/4 cup of olive oil
• 1 pound package of phyllo pastry sheets (approx. 24 sheets)
• sea salt
• freshly ground pepper

Preparation:

Wash the spinach (and other greens, if using) well in cold water, removing roots and damaged leaves. Chop coarsely and place in a colander. Salt lightly and let drain for 10 minutes. Press or squeeze to remove all excess liquid.

In a large pan, combine spinach (and greens), dill, parsley, onions, leeks, pepper, and half the oil, and cook until ingredients are well blended.

To replace the cheese, I made a tofu filling with fresh tofu(drained and crumbled in a large pot), nutritional yeast, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, walnuts, and a little nutmeg. Then combine the tofu mixture with the sauteed spinach.

Preheat the oven to 350?F (175?C).

Brush the pan with oil (it can be round, square, or rectangular). Lay about 6 phyllo sheets on the bottom, brushing each one lightly with olive oil.

Spoon in the spinach mixture and spread evenly. ?

Lay 6 more phyllo sheets on top, brushing each with oil.?

Add one more layer of the spinach tofu mixture (forgot to take a photo of this step...oops).

Oil the top layer.

Score the top into serving-size squares.

Bake at 350?F (175?C) for 1 hour on the rack just below the middle of the oven. When done, remove from the oven and allow to cool 1/2 hour before serving.

Source: http://eastvillagevegan.blogspot.com/2012/07/recipe-for-spinach-pie-is-finally-here.html

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