How to Make Spinach Bourekas

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat while ricotta is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

Defrost 40 ounces of chopped spinach and squeeze out all the water.

In a blender, combine 1/3 cup of water and 5 cloves of garlic and puree until smooth.

Add the pureed garlic to the spinach along with 2 cups of shredded mozzarella, 2 cups of ricotta, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper. Mix well.

Lay out phyllo dough and brush with olive oil.

Cut the phyllo into strips approximately 1.5 inches wide.

Place about a tablespoon of the spinach mixture on one end of each strip.

Fold the phyllo over the filling to create a triangle, then continue folding until the end of the strip is reached.

Brush the tops of the bourekas with 2 egg yolks.

Sprinkle with black and white sesame seeds.

Punch two holes in each boureka to allow steam to escape.

Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

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