I had the best ever spinach rolls from a Turkish restaurant today. They looked quite simple but tasted heavenly. I believe it was spinach and feta cheese cooked in puff pastry… but im not sure.
Does anyone know what im talking about… and more importantly, does anyone have a yummy recipe for it?
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Yeah... I also had them once from a greek resturant but their's weren't that good, they very heavy and spinach didn't taste all that good either....:(
The trick is in the filling...
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Heavy? No way, these were so light and crispy and melted in the mouth yet were oh so filling 
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I think maybe if you leave them longer, they get heavy... I am not sure why they were heavy but they turned me off...lol
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They are actually called Pastitzi and they have Ricotta not Feta. They are served with some Tzaziki (yogurt dip) on the side.
I have 'em all the time, now Im quite bored with 'em :@:
YOu can actually buy 'em from the frozen section of any supermarket and the best thing bout them is that they arent pre-cooked. The filo pastry is raw so when you put them in the oven they come out light and fresh.
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oops almost forgot to post the recipe
For the filling you can go any way
The easiest is
Blanch spinach and then squeeze it to get all the water out.
In a bowl add the spinach, some Ricotta, seasoning (salt,pepper) mix it all up. (some ppl add spring onions to it too)
Take a sheet of filo pastry, cut it into 3 equal parts lengthwise.
Fold one sheet of pastry in half lengthwise, place one spoonful of spinach mixture in one corner and fold over to form a triangle. Continue folding to end of pastry. Repeat with remaining pastry and spinach mixture.
Heat oil and butter and brush over tops of pastry triangles. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for about 30 minutes or until brown and crisp. Serve hot.
Having said that, a desi version of this would be, if you have leftover chanaykidaal cooked with spinach you can use that as a filling. Tastes yummy
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yup greek restaus sell these, very good but should not be left for seconds..!
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Adra, what you're saying sounds almost similar to what I had and im sure its very good as well, but I dont like ricotta one bit. What I had was ispanakli borek and it doesnt come with yogurt, its delicious all on its own. I think Im gonna try the recipe you posted and substitute the ricotta part with feta cheese instead.
Oh, and I forgot to mention... im sure I saw and tasted onions in there as well.
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Yeah, the one I had was with feta cheese aswell and didn't come with greek yogurt...
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Some ppl substitute the Ricotta with Feta and some just pul in plain cheese, it tastes yum with plain cheese too.
If you really wanto give it a zang, but a tiny tiny amount of blue cheese
Tzaziki, Lusi is what Raita is to us desis.
Its not necessary that most ppl serve it with tzaziki but in authentic greek restuarants and dinner tables its a must.
I prefer our Desi Raita over it anyways 