Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Spinach and Cheese Ziva

This is a cheesy creamy buttery fillo roll - easy to make and very   Ingredients:
 1 1/2 bags of fresh spinach or 1 1/2 box frozen
 200gr feta cheese
 1 cup of mozzarella
 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
 1 egg for filling
1 egg for brushing on top
salt
 3-5 crushed cloves of garlic
 Phyllo dough
 butter
 pepper

 Cook the fresh spinach in a little olive oil and cover until steamed and wilted. Remove from heat and strain. If using frozen spinach - cook it over low heat for about 5-10 minutes then remove and strain. Let cool and put in bowl with all remaining ingredients EXCEPT THE BUTTER. Take the thawed phyllo and remove one sheet - brush with coat of butter and take another sheet place on top and brush again with butter and take another sheet (3 total for each roll) and brush with butter. Take some of the filling and fill rolling in the sides of the phyllo to hold the filling in. roll up and place in greased baking dish. Repeat until you fill the pirex or baking dish you are using. Brush with egg and bake for 1 hr 350 degrees.