Walnut-Crusted Spinach and Feta Pie

This pie features bold, Mediterranean-inspired flavors and could become your new favorite dish. It’s a delightful twist on traditional savory pies, offering a texture-rich bite and an unbeatable depth of flavor. Whether you’re serving it as a centerpiece for brunch, a hearty side for dinner, or a stand-alone vegetarian option, this pie is guaranteed to impress both in taste and presentation. 

A picture of walnut encrusted feta pie.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh or frozen spinach
  • 6 large eggs
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • ½ cup pasteurized feta or goat cheese, crumbled
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup panko or breadcrumbs
  • 3 Tbsp ground walnuts
  • ½ tsp olive oil

Cooking Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Place walnuts in a food processor and chop until fine
  • In a small bowl, combine the panko (or bread crumbs) and chopped walnuts. Coat a 9-inch pie plate or baking dish with the olive oil. Press the walnut mixture into an even layer on the bottom of the pan.
  • Place the spinach in a large pot with ¼ C. of water. Cook over medium heat until wilted and most of the water is evaporated. Remove from the heat, let cool, and squeeze the remaining liquid from the leaves. Transfer to a food processor or blender and chop into small pieces.
  • Add remaining ingredients (eggs, yogurt, feta or goat cheese, garlic, oregano and cinnamon) to blender or food processor, mix until blended well.
  • Pour spinach mixture evenly over walnut crust.
  • Place the pie in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, checking to see if the top has browned or the center solidifies. If the crust is browning too quickly, cover the top with foil.

**Other notes: If using frozen spinach instead of fresh: defrost the spinach and squeeze out the excess water before mixing it into the feta + egg mixture.

**Freeze for later: Leftovers can be wrapped up tightly and frozen for up to 3 months. If you want to freeze the whole pie to enjoy at a later time, bake the pie first and let it cool completely before wrapping it up tightly. Let it thaw in the fridge overnight before heating it up again.

 

Excerpted from The Meals to Heal Cookbook by Susan Bratton and Jessica Iannotta, MS, RD, CSO, CDN. Copyright © 2016. Available from Da Capo Lifelong Books an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

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