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Greek-Style Spinach and Cheese Rolls

July 15, 2016 by Stacey 21 Comments

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Hot damn do I love pastry. Funnily enough, not necessarily sweet pastries, but anything hot wrapped in flaky pastry that I can cover in sauce and I’m a happy lass.

Spinach and feta pastries are a veg staple the world over, and yes – can get boring pretty quick. I find a boost of lemon zest, chilli, and mint usually bumps me out of boredom, but you can find as many variations of spinach and cheese rolls as there are people! Everyone’s got their own secrets.

I tried these spinach and cheese rolls on my kids, both of whom tucked in heartily – the eldest slammed five and then two more in her lunchbox the next day (the first time I’ve seen her willingly eat spinach), and the second ate every single sesame seed off the top and most of the pastry.

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Sometimes “getting the kids involved in the making of the food” doesn’t always translate in them eating it, haha! Oh man.

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Quick spinach and ricotta rolls | Veggie Mama

Greek-Style Spinach and Cheese Rolls

  • Author: Stacey Roberts | Veggie Mama
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Yield: 24
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Greek
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These spinach and cheese rolls are super simple and awesome to have a stash of uncooked ones in the freezer for a quick lunch or Sunday night dinner where you are DONE. FOR. THE. WEEK. Bit of salad, bit of potato, boom: there’s dinner.


Ingredients

  • 500g shredded frozen spinach (or 400g fresh)
  • 500g ricotta cheese
  • 500g feta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
  • 6 Large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 tablespoon semolina
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 6 sheets puff pastry
  • 1 Large egg, lightly beaten, extra

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200C.
  2. In a bowl, combine the shredded spinach, feta, ricotta, mint, semolina, spinach, pepper, and eggs.
  3. Take one sheet of puff pastry and cut in half. Take one half and spoon mixture down the centre line. Take the left edge of the pastry and fold it over the mixture. Take the right edge and fold it over the left, making sure to overlap the pastry edges.
  4. Brush with extra beaten egg, and top with a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Cut each roll into 6 or 8 pieces.
  5. Bake on middle rack until the pastry is starting to become golden, about 15 mins. Then move the tray to the very top rack for the last 5 mins of cooking time or until crisp and golden. This enhances the crispiness of the pastry.
  6. Serve with salad of choice.

Keywords: Greek spinach rolls, spinach and feta rolls, spanakopita, easy spinach and cheese rolls,

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Comments

  1. Reannon @shewhorambles says

    July 15, 2016 at 3:43 pm

    YUM!! All the yums!!! I’m a pastry gal too- how could anyone not be?!
    As for food to eat while watching the movie let’s have some hummus & crackers, a slab of baked feta too, a bit of fried haloumi drizzled with lemon & chilli ( actually, let’s have a shitload of that!), we’ll have some of your little pastries because OF COURSE & let’s finish off with baklava. Throw in a Greek salad if YOU MUST but I’d be happy with any or all of that #guts

    And is it just my end or is there no ingredients list?

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  2. KezUnprepared says

    July 15, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    I’m not in it to win it but thanks for the awesome recipe! Will definitely keep it on hand for when I need lunchbox inspo! x

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  3. Loz Hordan says

    July 15, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    Loukoumades! Or perhaps some Greek yoghurt and honey frozen for 20ish minutes so it goes a bit ice creamy, then sprinkle with walnuts when ready to eat. Mmm eating.

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  4. Amanda says

    July 15, 2016 at 5:07 pm

    I’m making this this weekend! You had me at fetta…

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  5. caravanwithkids says

    July 15, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    Oh my gosh- just the other day my friend (who is Greek and is all about Greek food) was telling me about some kind of giant olive, stuffed with fetta, and then DEEP FRIED!!!!!! I haven’t tried them yet but am dying to. I reckon I could down at least 40 of those during the movie!

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  6. Mags says

    July 15, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    I could be very tired but I can’t see the ingredients list. Quantity/weight etc

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  7. Tash says

    July 16, 2016 at 8:34 am

    I would make Greek Pizza from the Enchanted Broccoli Forest Cookbook , its made with filo pastry. I have not made it for a long time, must make it again soon, thanks for reminding me of fabulous Greek food.

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  8. Mary Preston says

    July 16, 2016 at 10:18 am

    Ages ago I stumbled across a recipe for Baklava with honey syrup. It’s the ultimate movie night finger food. I know it’s not a meal in itself, but hey, movie night!!!

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  9. Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe says

    July 16, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    These look great (I can’t see the ingredients list either – noticed I was not the only one but could probably guess for this sort of dish). I love the saganaki with figs at Hellenic Republic so I think for movie night I would put these on a pizza and call it dinner! With lots of rocket on the side (because it would look pretty on a pizza but it just falls off and that is no fun spending movie night with a lap full of greens!)

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  10. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says

    July 16, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    We actually prefer veggie version of a sausage roll than a meaty one and these rolls sound right up my eat street, even though I can’t see the ingredients either. Greek food is one of my favourite cuisines, I can’t go past haloumi anything (and everything!)

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  11. Shari from GoodFoodWeek says

    July 17, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    Yum – we love a hot lunch during winter and these look perfect. I think I might get onto making a few extra to hide away in the freezer for when baby number three arrives {because there be no hunger like that of a breast feeding Mama}.

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  12. Chelsey Crafts says

    July 21, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    Agreed – anything hot wrapped in flaky pastry is my jam. Speaking of, peanut butter and jam filled rolls..yum. I have a massive sweet tooth so I can see myself diving into a sugar high of Kourabiethes.

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  13. Liz @ I Spy Plum Pie says

    July 21, 2016 at 2:51 pm

    I think I’d go with my body-weight’s worth of saganaki because you can’t ever go wrong with squeaky, hot cheese. Although these look like an excellent (and somewhat healthier!) alternative!

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  14. Kelley @ magnetoboldtoo says

    July 21, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    You know I reckon I could get Boo to eat these. Especially if I said you made them. Might even get my belligerent stomach to accept a little bit if I picked out most of the delicious spinach *sob*… I can almost TASTE THEM. *drools*

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  15. Lily says

    July 22, 2016 at 10:57 am

    Definitely on the pastry and sauce wagon, so good!! Movie watching would be complete with these bite sized veg rolls with a haloumi salad because all the cheese!!! I want this food and a movie tonight please universe.

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  16. Michelle says

    July 22, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    I couldn’t resist some giant white beans in tomato sauce with some nice crusty bread on the side. I did it in the slow cooker last time and it was so amazing…. A side of dolmades wouldn’t go astray either 😛 And assuming I don’t have to cook them during then movie, loukoumades as dessert (okay and maybe a Greek coffee– for good measure haha)! I have fond memories of making loukoumades out on the porch with my poppy when I was a kid. Needless to say, mine never taste quite as good!

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  17. Jaynie Edwards says

    July 22, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    OMYum. Lemony Soup. I haven’t made that in years. Does haloumi count? Do I really need another recipe book haaahaha what a silly question, of corse I do.

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  18. Charlie says

    July 22, 2016 at 5:52 pm

    I love all Greek food. It really is comfort food for me. Avgolemono is my go to dish to deliver to new mums. But spinach and cheese rolls are a party favourite in our house so they would be my choice for movie night.

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  19. Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers says

    September 23, 2016 at 10:36 am

    Oh yum, I’m loving all the flavours here and isn’t it funny mine (kids) wouldn’t eat spinach on it’s own but when wrapped up in pastry – winner!!! Thanks for sharing with YWF too.

    Reply

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