Each cultural cuisine has its own version of a stuffed pastry with fillings. And what can you expect of Greek cuisine, if not a super light and delightfully cheesy phyllo dough pastry? The Tzaziki dip will tingle your tongue while keeping everything light.
Ingredients for Tzaziki dip:
Ingredients for pastries:
Method of preparing the Tzaziki dip:
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Drain the cucumber grates. Mix all ingredients together and let sit until serving.
Method of preparing the pastries:
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Preheat oven to 400°F. Sauté the onion and garlic until golden brown.
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Add the spinach and cumin and fry for 7-8 minutes, until steaming. Let cool.
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Pour the spinach mixture into a bowl and add the feta cheese.
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Cut long strips of the dough, 2 inches wide. Brush one sheet with olive oil and stack another on top. Place a dollop of the spinach mixture in the middle, fold into a triangle and keep folding over and over until you finish the strip. Keep doing so until you finish the filling.
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Brush a baking dish with oil and arrange the triangles evenly spaced. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Source: Scrambles Chefs