Spinach Fatayer is a traditional Lebanese recipe for pizza dough pastry stuffed with a mix of spinach and onions. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Lebanese dish of: Spinach Fatayer.
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Ingredients:
2 batches Mankoushe (Lebanese Pizza) dough
6 tbsp olive oil
1.25kg fresh spinach
140ml lemon juice
3 large onions, chopped
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sumac
generous pinch of freshly-ground black pepper
1 tbsp pomegranate juice
olive oil to brush
Method:
Trim the spinach and wash thoroughly. Allow to drain then pat dry with kitchen paper. Mixed the chopped onions with salt and sumac and rub the spinach with salt before adding to the onion mix. Pour vegetable oil the lemon juice and the pomegranate juice over the mixture.
Prepare the Mankoushe dough according to the recipe then place on a floured work surface and roll out to 4m thickness with a rolling pin. Use a cup or pastry cutter to cut small circles of the dough.
Fill each with a tablespoon of the spinach mix then fold up the sides to form a triangle shape. Transfer each finished fatayer to a greased baking sheet. Brush lightly with olive oil then bake in an oven pre-heated to 170°C and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden and puffed-up.
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