Puffed Spinach Tarts
Golden puff pastry filled with a creamy spinach and feta mixture, these Puffed Spinach Tarts are elegant, easy to prepare, and perfect for serving warm or cold at parties or family gatherings.
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- ½ white onion chopped
- 4 oz cream cheese softened (115g)
- 2 extra large eggs
- 10 oz packet frozen spinach thawed and squeezed dry (280g)
- 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped
- Zest of one lemon
- 4 oz feta cheese crumbled (115g)
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed
- Salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- Add a tablespoon of oil to a skillet over a medium heat and add in the chopped onion. Cook until softened and starting to turn golden. Season with salt. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a bowl mix together the cream cheese and one of the eggs. Add in the cooled onions, spinach, feta, chopped dill and lemon zest then season with salt and pepper.
- Spray the cups of a muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Roll out the puff pastry sheet to a 12 inch square then cut into 9 four inch squares.
- Place each of the puff pastry squares into a muffin hole allowing the sides to hang over.
- Add two tablespoons of the filling into each pastry square then bring the sides up to meet.
- Place in the fridge to chill for a minimum of thirty minutes.
- Beat the remaining egg with a tablespoon of water then brush the egg mixture over the pastry.
- Bake in a preheated oven to 400ºF / 200ºC degrees for around 20 minutes until the pastry is puffed up and golden.
- Delicious served both warm and cold.
