with Courgette, Peas and Greek Style Cheese
A recipe that's enjoyed across the Mediterranean and the Balkans, spanakopita consists of a crumbly white cheese and spinach filling, stuffed between layers of pastry. Taking inspiration from this much beloved dish, we're instead using the flavours alongside orzo.
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Garlic Clove
2 unit(s)
Lemon
1 unit(s)
Leek
1 unit(s)
Courgette
1 unit(s)
Dill
1 bunch(es)
Orzo
180 grams
Creme Fraiche
75 grams
Vegetable Stock Paste
15 grams
Peas
120 grams
Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese
20 grams
Greek Style Salad Cheese
50 grams
King Prawns
150 grams
Water for the Sauce
100 milliliter(s)
a) Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Halve the lemon and cut into wedges.
b) Trim the root and dark green leafy part from the leek and discard. Halve lengthways, then thinly slice.
c) Trim the courgette, then quarter lengthways. Chop widthways into 1cm pieces.
d) Roughly chop the dill (stalks and all).
a) Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Drain the prawns.
b) Once hot, add the prawns, courgette and leek. Stir-fry until browned on the outside and softened, 6-7 mins.
c) Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw prawns. Cook so they're opaque in the middle.
a) While your veg fries, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with ½ tsp salt.
b) When boiling, add the orzo to the water and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 10 mins.
c) Once your orzo is cooked, drain in a colander. Transfer your orzo back into the pan.
d) Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.
a) Stir the creme fraiche, veg stock paste and water for the sauce (see pantry for amount) into the frying pan.
b) Bring up to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Cook, until the sauce has thickened slightly, 2-3 mins.
a) Once the sauce has thickened, stir through the peas and hard Italian style cheese until melted.
b) Add the orzo and half of the dill to the sauce and mix until combined.
a) Share your pasta between bowls.
b) Crumble over the Greek style salad cheese and sprinkle over the remaining dill.
c) Squeeze over some lemon juice from a lemon wedge. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges.
2910
kJ
Energy (kJ)
695
kcal
Energy (kcal)
23.2
g
Fat
13.6
g
of which saturates
85.7
g
Carbohydrate
17.2
g
of which sugars
9.4
g
Dietary Fibre
35.9
g
Protein
3.52
g
Salt