Crispy Filo Parcels - The Perfect Appetizer
 
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A delicious and elegant vegetarian appetizer with healthy leafy greens, fresh herbs, feta cheese and crispy filo pastry that your quests are going to love!
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • ½ package Filo pastry (I use Fillo Factory, 14”x18”)
  • 1 bunch rainbow chard (about ¾ lb.)
  • 5 oz. fresh baby spinach
  • 4-5 scallions or thin green onions
  • ½ red onion
  • ½ cup fresh parsley
  • ¼ cup fresh dill
  • 4 oz. Greek Feta cheese (block of cheese in brine), crumbled
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp sea salt and ¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Remove the thawed filo from the refrigerator and allow it to sit at room temperature while you prepare the filling.
  2. Wash, trim, and dry the vegetables and the fresh herbs. Chop the stems of the chard along with the onions and place them aside. Chop the leaves of the chard and the spinach and place them aside. Mince the parsley and the dill and place them aside.
  3. Heat a deep skillet over medium-high. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sauté the chard stems and the onions for 3-4 minutes. Add chopped chard and spinach leaves and cook for a little longer to soften them. Once the greens are wilted, remove them from the heat and place them in a small colander. Squeeze out the liquid and put them in a medium bowl. Add the crumbled Feta cheese, the fresh herbs, and the seasoning then mix to combine.
  4. Turn on the oven to 360° F.
  5. Remove the filo from its packaging. Lay one sheet of the filo (14”x18”) on a clean work surface with the narrow side in front of you. Brush lightly with some olive oil and fold it in half lengthwise so you now have one long piece of filo which is 7”x18”. Brush some more olive oil over this strip of filo. Cut this into three equal pieces of 7”x 6” each. Place a heaping tablespoon of the filling in the center of each piece. Gather the opposite corners and the edges together towards the center, carefully twisting and slightly pressing each to enclose the filling and seal the little filo packages.
  6. Place the filo parcels on a parchment-lined baking pan. Repeat with more filo until you have finished all the filling. Lightly brush them with some olive oil and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Remove from the oven, place on paper towels to absorb some of the olive oil, and serve!
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/crispy-filo-parcels/