Spanakopita Pizza January 23, 2013
Posted by nrhatch in Food & Drink, Health & Wellness, Vegetarian Recipes.Tags: Feta, Olive oil, Pizza, Spanokopita, Spinach, Vegetarian Recipes
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Last night for dinner, we enjoyed a Greek Spanakopita Pizza ~ much easier than buttering and layering phyllo pastry with fewer calories and far less fat.
The lemon juice really brightens up the flavors.
Spanakopita Pizza
1 med. onion, chopped
1 Tbsp. olive oil
10 oz. Green Giant chopped spinach
1 Rustic Crust Sourdough pizza shell
1-2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
oregano
black pepper
garlic salt
2 oz. feta cheese
Sauté onion in olive oil until soft. Defrost and drain spinach, squeezing dry. Stir spinach into onion.
Spread spinach and onions over pizza shell. Sprinkle with lemon juice, oregano, black pepper, and garlic salt.
Top with crumbled feta cheese. Cook at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Aah . . . that’s better!
Sounds yummy!
BFF is NOT a fan of naked spinach; the combination of spinach, onions, and feta in Spanakopita works for him. Even so, he was “dubious.” Until he took his first tentative bite. Then, like the Grouch in Green Eggs & Ham, he grinned.
“Hey, that’s good.”
Ding, Ding, Ding . . . we have a winner!
MMMMMM!!!!!
Easy, quick, inexpensive, nutritious, and delicious ~ exactly what I look for in our meals at home.
CH would love that! Without the spinach..
BFF was “uncertain” about spinach on pizza . . . since he loves spanakopita, I figured it would be a “safe bet.” He pronounced it a winner!
Half the fun of making pizzas at home is custom-tailoring toppings to suit one’s fancy. I added a few black olives to my half and would have added sliced tomatoes if I had a few ripe ones on hand.
Some places by me call this a “White Pie”. Some make it with ricotta, some with feta. TONS OF GARLIC! LOVE IT!
I love white pizzas made with mozzarella, Béchamel sauce, parmeson, and lots of garlic ~ topped with broccoli florets and black olives! This spinach pie is MUCH lower in fat and calories.
That is a terrific idea which I shall be copying soon. I always have frozen spinach in the freezer and feta in the fridge.
Enjoy! It’s such fun to experiment in the kitchen. Next up . . . pizza with garlicky potatoes, onions, red pepper, and broccoli.
What a great idea! I love spanakopita but just can’t justify eating all that butter and pastry… which I dearly LOVE!… wonderful alternative! thanks!
Same here. I rarely order spanakopita due to all the excess fat.
I think the filling/topping would be delicious wrapped in a soft tortilla and grilled . . . Spanakopita Quesadilla. I’ve also made the topping (spinach, onion, feta, seasonings) and served it over rice.
Have fun experimenting.
ooohh….my mouth is watering….and it’s only 10:30 in the morning!!!…yummm, those sound so tasty!
There is something about the combo of spinach and feta that elevates them both.
I made it…added a few extra items, too…it was delicious! thanks!
Yay! And wow! That was a fast turn-around. Whee!
I never heard of Spanakopita Pizza before, it sounds interesting. Now, how to work it so that I can eat it without the dairy products…..
I’ll get there, I usually find a way.
Best homemade pizza I’ve tasted: Pecan cranberry. It sounds weird and I was skeptical, but it was mad crazy good. You’ll have to make up yoru own recipe, since I don’t know from listing ingredients and steps, but I do recall that the cranberry was in sauce form, not fresh cranberries. The heat from the oven did something to glaze the sauce that was unbelievable.
It does sound weird . . . and wonderful!
I love cranberries and pecans and expect that cranberry glazed pecans would be fantastic.
That sounds right up my street! I have both cranberry sauce and pecans and the ingredients to make my favourite pizza base tomorrow.
I just invited myself over. Hope you don’t mind!
No problem, Eric. Just warn me so I don’t finish the pizza before you arrive.
Grannymar . . . you have just scored yourself an intriguing dinner guest. Ask him to bring his guitar!
@Grannymar ~ most places would probably call it Spinach Feta pie . . . but I used my Spanakopita recipe as a “springboard” so that’s what I called it.
I put almost no cheese on it ~ just 2 oz. of feta for 8 slices of pie. You could omit it or substitute a bit of dairy free cheese.
@Nancy, At this stage, adaption is my middle name! I’ll find a way one of these days and Loooove the pecan/cranberry idea.
Adapting recipes is so much more fun than following someone else’s “recipe rules.”
This looks delicious, Nancy!
I borrowed the photo from the Rustic Crust website, but ours looked quite similar. With less cheese.
This looks sensational! I love spinach (though hubby is not so fond of it)
BFF is not a spinach lover but he likes spanakopita so I expected he would like this. And he did! Yay!
If he hadn’t enjoyed it, I’d made it for me and let him top his half with whatever floated his boat.
I need to try this – it sounds amazing.
Yay! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did . . . high flavor, low fat. And delicious.
Love it!
Kathy (Pocket Perspectives) made it for dinner last night (with a few extra toppings) and loved it. Yay!
Oh wow this is a good one! I love Spanakopita and I love pizza…how can it miss!
We ate the leftovers last night . . . still yummy! This is definitely a recipe we’ll make again.
Oooh, that looks fab, just what the doctor ordered. Thanks!
Smart doctor!
This look very yummy! Have to experiment in the kitchen as well!
Next up for us . . . garlic, yellow pepper, and potato pizza. With swiss? Or smoked gouda? I’ve never had potatoes on pizza but every time I see one I think YUM!
I used both feta and mozzarella…Trader Joe’s whole wheat pizza dough, (in a bag), sliced small yukon gold potatoes very, very thinly and lightly sauted potatoes with the onion in olive oil, added sweet red pepper to chopped fresh spinach and added some olive oil, salt and balsamic vinegar to the spinach…really good combination. ( I almost added little truffle oil, but figured some restraint might be good.) My H really liked the pizza, too…and the next morning…shocking here…he saw a Thai recipe he liked in the newspaper, cut it out (!!) and says he might cook it…inspired him I guess?
Our next pizza is going to be potatoes, peppers, garlic, onions, and mozzarella. I’ve been wanting to try a potato pizza for some time.
Hope your H stays inspired . . . it’s great to have our BFFs cook for us.