Spinach Puff Pastry

In this spinach puff pastry, the soft, flavorful spinach and ricotta filling is wrapped in flaky puff pastry. It's a terrific party finger food for your holiday parties. Everyone loves crisp and delicious mini-bites!

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

chilling time2

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Spinach appetizer

Servings:

Calories: 93kcal

Author: Katia

Ingredients

¾ cup (5oz/150 grams) fresh or frozen spinach (weighed after cooking or thawing and drained well)*
½ cup (5oz/150 grams) Ricotta, drained (if it's too watery)
⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon grated fresh garlic
2 tablespoon breadcrumbs
¾ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
1 (9x13-inch) sheet puff pastry, fresh or frozen and thawed in the refrigerator
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon poppy or sesame seeds

Instructions

To start, thaw about 9oz (260 g) of frozen spinach, or blanch 14oz of fresh spinach for 1 minute. Next, once the spinach is thawed or cooked, drain it in a colander, let it cool, and squeeze out excess liquid. Measure out ¾ cups (150 grams), roughly chop it, then use it as directed in the recipe.
Add the spinach, ricotta (I use a heaped 1/2 cup), parmesan cheese, garlic, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper to a mixing bowl. Mix until combined. Taste and make sure you're happy with the seasoning. You might want to add more salt, garlic, or even parmesan, according to your taste.
Roll out the puff pastry sheet on parchment paper or on a lightly floured surface. Cut it in half lengthwise to get two rectangles—there is no need to use a rolling pin.
Divide the spinach filling between the two rectangles, then roll each rectangle tightly to make two long logs filled with the spinach mixture. Wrap them in plastic wrap or parchment paper and freeze for about 1 hour to harden the pastry and make cutting easier and cleaner.
Preheat the oven to 400℉/200℃, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and bring the puff pastry to room temperature for about 10 minutes.
Cut each puff pastry and spinach log diagonally into 1.3-inch/3cm slices, place them on the baking sheet, brush with the beaten egg, and sprinkle with seeds.
Bake for 25 minutes until the pastry is deeply golden and crisp. Serve this spinach appetizer while it's still warm and crisp. Enjoy!

Notes

Frozen spinach: If using frozen spinach, measure about 9oz/260 grams while it's still frozen.

Nutrition facts: The nutrition values are for one serving. It’s an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator; it should not be considered as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. Please see my disclosure policies.

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