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Goat cheese and spinach turnovers

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Categories: Bakery, Breads, Cheese, Cheese & Eggs, Eastern European, Greek, Spinach, Vegetables Rating: 0
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Ingredients:
1 tbspOlive oil
1/2 cupDiced red onion
2 Garlice cloves, minced
2 bn Fresh spinach, stemmed
-chopped
2 ozSoft fresh goat cheese (such
-as Montrachet)
1/3 cupToasted pine nuts
3 tbspGrated parmesan cheese
1/2 tspMinced fresh rosemary or ?/td>
-tsp dried, crumbled.
1/2 tspGrated lemon peel
4 Frozen phyllo pastry sheets
-thawed
1/2 cup(1 stick) unsalted butter
-melted
Procedures:
1Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in san francisco, serves these terrific pastries makes 12 heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
2Add onion and garlic and saute 5 minutes.
3Increase heat to high.
4Add spinach and saute until wilted, about 5 minutes.
5Drain spinach mixture, pressing on solids to release as much liquid as possible.
6Transfer to bowl and cool completely.
7Add goat cheese, pine nuts, parmesan, rosemary and lemon peel.
8Season to taste with salt and pepper.
9Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface.
10Cut lengthwise into 3 strips.
11Brush with butter.
12Place 1 rounded tbsp filling at 1 end of dough strip.
13Starting at 1 corner,fold pastry over filling, forming triangle.
14Repeat, folding up length of pastry as for flag.
15Brush wit butter.
16Repeat with remaining pastry,butter and filling.
17Transfer turnovers to baking sheet.
18Cover and chill.
19Preheat oven to 375°F.
20Bake turnover until golden, about 12 minutes.
21Cool slightly and serve.