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No Fear Fillo!
Posted On: February 6, 2010 – 1:01 am
In the middle of winter, where fresh greens seem like a contradiction in terms, frozen greens really come into play. Whereas I would be hard-pressed to buy frozen spinach any other time of the year – in winter it makes a lot of sense. Frozen fruits and vegetables, although they do suffer a little loss of nutrition in the freezing and later thawing process, have the advantage to have been harvested when at nutritional peak, namely when in season and therefor cheapest. One neat way to try frozen greens is in pockets or pot pies. Spinach pockets in fillo dough is like a to-go version of spinach pie, and while handling fillo dough is a bit intimidating at first one quickly gets the hang of it. Just give it a try. Also there is a really handy HOW TO Video here. Filling: For a vegan version – omit eggs and all the cheeses and use the marinated tofu and nutritional yeast. The dough I use which is from Athens Foods is vegan. 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1/2 cup scallions, minced or half an onion 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped ¼ cup dried dill 1/2 cup Feta cheese, crumbled – or for a vegan version try scrambled tofu…
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