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Friday, June 15, 2012

Spinach & Feta Cheese Puffs


         Again this is another dish that I had made before leaving to India. I had a box of feta cheese and a sheet of puff pastry that I had to finish up, since my daughter is a big fan of puffs ( which is nothing but puff pastry with some filling), I made this. It's a simple recipe, very easy to put together, but nevertheless very tasty and a perfect appetizer or starter..

Need To Have

  • Puff Pastry - 1 sheet
  • Onions - 2
  • Chopped Spinach - 1 cup
  • Potato - 1
  • Feta Cheese - 2 oz
  • Red Chilly Flakes - 1/2 teaspoon



Method
          Thaw the puff pastry sheet and boil the potato. Heat some oil, add the chopped onions, saute till transparent, then add the chopped spinach and the chilly flakes. Keep sauteing till the spinach wilts and the water dries up. Peel and mash the potatoes slightly, add it to the spinach, mix well. Now remove from heat, add the feta cheese, check the salt and spice level, cool it completely. Preheat the oven to 400F. Now, dust some flour and spread out the puffy pastry sheet, using a rolling pin, roll it out a little. Cut it out into 20 little squares, place the filling on one side of the square and fold the other side over it (it will be in the shape of small rectangles). Arrange them on a baking pan, leaving a little space in between and bake them for 15 minutes. Serve them warm with some tomato sauce.
Sending it to Cooks Joy for Srivalli's Kids Delight - Evening Snacks/Tiffin event,
                to Tickling Palates for the I Love Baking event and
                to Daily Cuppa for Vardhini's Bake Fest event.

Note
You can leave out the potato.
Can fold the sheets into small triangles.



33 comments:

  1. Nice tea time snack Hema! Looks yummy!

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  2. Oh my! Absolutely divine Hema!

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  3. Wow!looks so delicious,perfect with a cup of tea...

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  4. Love the filling,looks absolutely delicious.

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  5. wow... cheese puffs look amazing... delicious... Do participate in my first blog event Guest Quest

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  6. these look great!.........superb as a munchy through the day.

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  7. healthy and delicious snack idea can we use cheddar cheese in this?

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  8. looks delicious hema. once i get oven i may try all this


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  9. very delicious and looks perfect..

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  10. Spinach and cheese is a great combination. Like the look of the puffs.

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  11. Great flavors in these lovely little appetizers. Like you it seems I always have a little bit of Feta but not enough for it to be a major piece in a big meal. This is the perfect way to make use of it. Saving this recipe. Hope you are enjoying the weekend!

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  12. Puffs is my favorite and this seems to tempt me a lot....
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  13. This looks delicious ....loved the presentation!

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  14. Seriously never tried this combo,fantastic puffs.

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  15. Loved the filling...quick, easy and delicious puffs

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  16. Look heavenly good. The filling is just what I like! Yum!

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  17. Execellent puffs, looks so chessy n yum...

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  18. wow...such an lovely recipe...looks absolutely yummy.

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  19. great presentation ...awesome puffs ... healthy combination

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  20. Would be a great party appetizer..

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  21. wow...lovely Hema..the puff's are looking wonderful and yummy...its my hubby's fav...will try this method soon....

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  22. nice way to make kids eat greens...love ur idea

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  23. Healthy n yummy puffs, looks so tempting.

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  24. Hope you are having wonderful time in India. Cheese puffs looks delicious.

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  25. Totally love the addition of spinach here. Yum!

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  26. Looks lovely and love the addition of spinach.

    Vardhini
    Event: Kid's Delight

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