Baked Spinach Rolls (Turkish) Recipe

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   Cook the spinach, if fresh, by washing it thoroughly, then placing the wet spinach into a large pan.

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   Heat it gently till it begins wilts, stirring often.

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   When thoroughly wilted, NOT boiled to a mush, press in a sieve to extract moisture.

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   Put to one side.

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   Dry the pan and fry the onion in the extra virgin olive oil till transparent, then add in this, the egg, parsley, cheese and a little salt and pepper to the spinach and mix thoroughly.

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   Take a sheet of filo, brush with melted butter, and place a 'sausage' of the spinach filling along one edge.

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   Roll the filling up in the filo.

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   You need sufficient filling so which the pastry wraps around no more than two or possibly three times.

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   Now curl the roll up like a flat 'snail' and place it on a greased baking tray.

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    Continue till the pastry and filling are all used.

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    Bake in a moderate oven (200 C) till golden.

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    Serve warm as a filling snack

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.