Gooey Spanakopita Grilled Cheese For A Delicious Evening Snack

By Devi Poojari

Ugly delicious but packed with flavour, this Greek twist on the usual grilled cheese sandwich, is packed with greens, cheeses inside a crunchy, toasty exterior.

INGREDIENTS

1 leek, thinly sliced 3-4 garlic cloves, minced 1 small bunch baby spinach 100 grams feta cheese 100 grams mozzarella cheese ¼ cup cream cheese 1 teaspoon lemon zest 4 slices sourdough bread Olive oil and butter, for toasting

METHOD

Heat some olive oil in a pan and add the sliced leeks and garlic to allow them to sweat lightly.

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Continue to cook them while you add the spinach and sauté until the spinach is fully wilted, devoid of any excess moisture.

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Drizzle a few ribbons of olive oil on your sourdough bread and start to toast them.

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Transfer the spinach mixture into a bowl and crumble in the feta cheese.

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Grate the mozzarella cheese and add to the spinach along with the cream cheese.

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Mix everything well and spoon some of the filling on to one slice of the bread toasting in the pan.

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Use the other slice to top up and cover the filling and toast on both sides for 4-5 minutes each.

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Once browned, slice into halves and serve hot.