Spinach Bourekas

Name: Spinach Bourekas
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: About 15 pieces
Ingredients: Puff pastry; 1 large white onion, chopped; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 package fresh spinach or 6 frozen spinach cubes; 1/4 cup buttermilk; 6 mozzarella balls, chopped; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 3 tbsp Parmesan; Pinch of coarse salt; Pinch of dried chili

Puff pastry pockets filled with spinach, mozzarella and Parmesan — homemade bourekas that disappear in minutes.

By Noga Schryer · February 7, 2020

StartersPrep: 25 minCook: 20 minAbout 15 piecesMedium

Ingredients

Puff pastry
1 large white onion, chopped
1 tbsp oil
1/2 package fresh spinach or 6 frozen spinach cubes
1/4 cup buttermilk
6 mozzarella balls, chopped
2 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp Parmesan
Pinch of coarse salt
Pinch of dried chili

Instructions

1
Sauté the onion with a tablespoon of oil in a pan until golden.
2
Add the chopped spinach and stir.
3
Add the buttermilk, cheeses and seasoning and keep stirring.
4
Thicken the mixture with cornstarch, adjust the seasoning and remove from the heat.
5
Cut the pastry into circles and fill each with a teaspoon of the spinach mixture (leave a 1.5 cm border).
6
Fold in half and seal well with the back of a fork.
7
Bake at 250°C for 15–20 minutes, until the bourekas are golden.
8
Serve with crushed tomatoes, mayonnaise, a hard-boiled egg and pickles.