Spanakopita Inspired Sigara Böreği
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Spanakopita Inspired Sigara Böreği

Spanakopita Inspired Sigara Böreği

with Rocket Salad and Chips

A recipe that's enjoyed across the Balkans, spanakopita consists of a crumbly white cheese and spinach filling, stuffed between layers of pastry. Here, we're making mini rolls inspired by Turkish sigara böreği for a more handheld experience!

Tags:
Veggie
New
Allergens:
Milk
Cereals containing gluten
Soya
Sesame
Sulphites

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Preparation Time40 minutes
Cooking time25 minutes
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

450 grams

Potatoes

110 grams

Mature Cheddar Cheese

(Contains Milk)

50 grams

Greek Style Salad Cheese

(Contains Milk)

150 grams

Baby Spinach

37 grams

Red Pepper Chilli Jelly

25 grams

Sun-Dried Tomato Paste

4 unit(s)

Filo Pastry Sheets

(Contains Cereals containing gluten, Soya)

5 grams

Roasted White Sesame Seeds

(Contains Sesame May contain Nuts, Peanut)

15 milliliter(s)

Cider Vinegar

(Contains Sulphites)

40 grams

Wild Rocket

Not included in your delivery

1 tsp

Sugar for the Dressing

1 tbsp

Olive Oil for the Dressing

2 tbsp

Mayonnaise

2 tbsp

Honey

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)4034 kJ
Energy (kcal)964 kcal
Fat42.2 g
of which saturates17.7 g
Carbohydrate116.6 g
of which sugars30.1 g
Dietary Fiber7.8 g
Protein31.9 g
Salt3.54 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Baking Tray
Medium Bowl
Kettle
Colander
Baking Sheet with Baking Paper

Instructions

Chip, Chip, Hooray
1

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.

Chop the potatoes lengthways into 1cm slices, then chop into 1cm wide chips (no need to peel).

Pop the chips onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer. TIP: Use two baking trays if necessary. 

When the oven is hot, bake on the middle shelf until golden, 30-35 mins. Turn halfway through.

Cheese Please
2

Meanwhile, boil a full kettle. 

Grate the Cheddar cheese and crumble the Greek style salad cheese, then add both to a medium bowl.

Pop the spinach into a colander in your sink. Pour over the boiling water from your kettle until wilted and piping hot. Once wilted, squeeze out all of the excess water from the spinach with the back of a spoon.

Stir the spinach, red pepper chilli jelly and sun-dried tomato paste into the cheese. Mix well until combined, then season with pepper.

Make the Rolls
3

Unroll the filo sheets (see ingredients for amount, 2 per person) and fold each sheet in half widthways to create a rectangle.

Spoon the mixture along one end of each rectangle, leaving a 2cm border around the bottom 3 edges. 

Neatly fold both lengthway sides over the filling, then tightly roll them up to enclose the filling.

Time to Bake
4

Transfer your sigara böreği, seam side down onto a lined, large baking tray.

Brush with a little oil, sprinkle over the sesame seeds, then bake on the top shelf until golden brown, 10-15 mins.

Final Touches
5

Whilst the sigara böreği bake, in a medium bowl, combine the cider vinegar, sugar and olive oil for the dressing (see pantry for both amounts). Season with salt and pepper.

Just before everything's ready, toss the rocket through the dressing.

Serve
6

Share the spanakopita inspired sigara böreği between your plates.

Serve the rocket salad and chips alongside with mayo for dipping (see pantry for amount).

Finish by drizzling honey (see pantry for amount) over the sigara böreği.

Enjoy!