Easy Appetizer Recipes
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Spinach Wrap Easy Party Appetizers
If you like spinach wrap flatbread or chicken and spinach wrap type appetizers, you will love these crispy spinach, stilton, and walnut parcels. They are simple to make. Wilted spinach is combined with nuts and cheese and this mixture is divided between filo pastry sheets. Pinch the tops of the filo pastry to make little parcels containing the filling, bake them and you have the most wonderful hot appetizers. These spinach parcels are best served hot.
If you want, you can make a dipping sauce to serve with these spinach wrap flatbread style appetizers. Because of the tangy blue cheese, what about making a fruity dipping sauce for these spinach filo parcels? You can also think about a sweet and sour sauce or even a creamy sauce. Many different dips would be suitable for these easy party appetizers.
Holiday appetizer recipes like these easy spinach wraps are so easy to make and they are always a big hit with your guests. They are crunchy on the inside and soft on the inside. The combination of spinach, walnuts, and stilton is magical and these delicious appetizers only have five ingredients so they are straightforward to make. Served with a fruity dipping sauce, this is one of our most fancy party appetizers and if you want to impress, making these spinach parcels is a great way to do just that.
Baked Spinach Parcels with Walnuts
Ingredients -
5 ½ oz spinach
1 ½ oz butter
1 ¾ oz stilton or similar blue cheese
1 oz walnuts
6 sheets filo pastry, 10 inches squared
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Put the spinach in a pan with water and cook it for 2 minutes over a moderate heat.
When the spinach wilts, drain it and squeeze out all the liquid.
Chop it finely.
Cut the stilton or blue cheese into cubes, and then add it to the spinach in a bowl.
Add the walnuts and stir well.
Melt the butter and brush some of it over a sheet of filo.
Top it with another sheet of filo and repeat once more.
Do the same with the other 3 filo sheets.
Cut each filo pastry stack into 4 pieces so you have 8 small stacks of filo pastry altogether.
Divide the spinach mixture between each one and brush some melted butter around the edges.
Gather the pastry up and twist it to enclose the filling.
Put the spinach filo parcels on a baking tray and bake them for about 12 minutes or until they are golden brown.
(Makes 8)
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These spinach parcels are just the right size for your guests to pop in their mouths in one go, making them ideal as cocktail party snacks or a welcome addition to any buffet. The spinach, walnuts, and blue cheese make a heavenly combination and these little morsels really do melt in the mouth. Serve these spinach wrap appetizers hot or warm for the best results, with some kind of sweet or fruity dipping sauce on the side. If you are looking for the best holiday appetizer recipes, these easy spinach parcels are worth thinking about because they are straightforward to make and they taste wonderful.
