My post earlier about Mediterranean food made me want some! The fatayer (spinach pies) I had at the restaurant were so good that I wanted to try it out myself at home. Got this recipe from a wonderful book "Classic Vegetarian Cooking From The Middle East and N. Africa". The book asks for pizza dough so I looked no further than Trader Joe's for their pre-made pizza doughs. Worked out perfectly! They were delicious and not as tart (from lemon) as the ones I had at Gaby's. I didn't mind though. They were chewy and crisp on the outside and really lovely inside. Steamy spinach, nuts (in my case almonds because I didn't have pine nuts), onions, sumac and a touch of lemon.
Inside shot.
With a side of baby lettuce salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Perfect summer dining on the patio.
7 comments:
That looks like perfect summer food! Are there other traditional fillings besides spinach?
I think the other traditional filling is meat but I'm not sure. I can see using this basic recipe to try different veggie fillings.
One day I have to read all the past posts on your blog, make notes and buy all those fantastic cookbooks you have! These spinach pies look so amazing!
Yum!! What a perfect summer meal. :)
Delicious, I've never made spinach pies before!
those look really nice. and very prettily folded. spinach pies are the best!
That inside shot is killer!!!
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