BUTTERCUP SQUASH AND BABY SPINACH SPANAKOPITA SPIRAL

1. Roast the squash: 
Preheat oven to 190°C. Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and roast for 40–45 minutes until tender. Check with a knife. Once done, scoop out the flesh and mash it in a bowl until smooth. Set aside. 

2. Prep the spinach: 
Place spinach in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt. Massage the salt in and tear the spinach as you go. Let it sit for 10 minutes to draw out moisture, then squeeze well to remove excess water. Transfer to a clean bowl. 

3. Make the filling: 
Add the mashed squash to the spinach along with garlic, dill, mint, parsley, spring onions, nutmeg, lemon zest, crumbled feta cheese and grated parmesan. Season lightly with salt and pepper (feta is salty!). Add the egg and mix well to combine. 

4. Roll the spiral: 
Lay one sheet of filo on a clean surface and brush it with melted butter. Place another sheet on top and brush again. Spoon a line of filling along the long edge of the pastry. Brush the edge with butter and roll into a long log. 

Once one log is rolled, set it aside and begin a new one. Keep repeating until all the filling is used up and you’ve formed multiple logs. 

Start shaping the spiral by coiling the first log onto itself in the centre of a buttered round dish or lined baking tray. Continue attaching each log to the end of the spiral, gently coiling them around until the dish is filled. 

5. Bake: 
Brush the top of the spiral with melted butter and sprinkle with mixed sesame seeds. Bake at 200°C for 35–40 minutes or until golden, crisp, and heated through. 

BABY SPINACH

Creamy, smooth, and very nutritious! Toss through another salad, add a handful to a smoothie or cook with many other dishes.

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SQUASH

Our squash’s unique chestnut flavour and vibrant colour enhances any meal. Use it in delicious soups, pastas, and pies, or bake it into moist cakes and breads.

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• 3 x 120g bags LeaderBrand Baby Spinach 
• 1 medium LeaderBrand Buttercup Squash 
• 2 cloves garlic, minced 
• 1 tbsp dried dill 
• ½ cup fresh mint, chopped 
• ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped 
• 3 spring onions, sliced 
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg 
• Zest of ½ a lemon 
• 150g feta cheese 
• 30g grated parmesan cheese 
• 1 egg 
• 8 sheets filo pastry (approx.)  
• 100g butter, melted (for brushing) 
• 1 tbsp mixed black and white sesame seeds 
• Salt and pepper 
• Olive oil