Greek Spinach Pies - Mini-Spanakopitas

I like to make individual bundles and serve them as appetizers or as an accompaniment to a fish or meat dish for dinner. They taste best with fresh spinach. You can prepare the filling well ahead of time and keep it in the fridge.

Yield:

20 appetizers (serving size: 1 triangle)

Ingredients

1. FILLING:
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3. 1 (10-ounce) package fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
4. 1/3 cup (about 1 1/2 ounces) feta cheese, crumbled
5. 1/4 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
6. 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
7. 2 teaspoons olive oil
8. 1 1/2 cups chopped green onions
9. 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill
10. 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
11. 1/4 teaspoon salt
12. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
13. 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
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15. REMAINING INGREDIENTS:
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17. 1 tablespoon olive oil
18. 1/4 teaspoon salt
19. 1 large egg white
20. 5 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To prepare filling, place spinach in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Place over medium heat; cook until spinach wilts. Place the spinach mixture in a colander, pressing until barely moist. Combine the spinach and cheeses in a bowl; set aside.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the green onions; sauté for 2 minutes or until soft. Stir the green onions and the next 5 ingredients (green onions through 2 egg whites) into spinach mixture.
4. Combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 egg white in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time, cut each sheet lengthwise into 4 (3 1/2-inch-wide) strips; lightly brush phyllo sheet with egg mixture (cover the remaining phyllo dough to keep it from drying). Spoon about 1 tablespoon spinach mixture onto one end of each strip. Fold one corner of the opposite end over mixture, forming a triangle; keep folding back and forth into a triangle to the end of strip.
5. Place triangles, seam sides down, on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until golden.

Notes