Spinach And Feta Phyllo Parcels

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (250 g) package frozen spinach
• 250 g cottage cheese
• 100 g feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1 egg
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• salt and pepper
• 16 sheets phyllo pastry
• 50 g melted butter

Recipe

• 1 squeeze spinach dry.
• 2 combine spinach, cottage and feta cheeses, pine nuts, egg, garlic and nutmeg in a bowl. mix well.
• 3 season with salt and pepper.
• 4 to make each 'parcel', place a sheet of phyllo on a flat surface.
• 5 brush with melted butter, top with another sheet of phyllo, brush again with melted butter, then fold in half to make a rectangle.
• 6 spoon spinach mixture along one narrow end of the pastry.
• 7 fold edges in and roll up to encase filling.
• 8 place parcels on an oven tray brushed with butter.
• 9 brush parcels with remaining butter.
• 10 bake at 190°c for 12-15 minutes until golden.