🇪🇸 Spanish Vegetarian

Spinach Empanada Gallega

Name: Spinach Empanada Gallega
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 200 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 300 g Spinach; 1, sliced into rings Onion; 2 Bell Pepper; 200 ml Tomato Sauce; 1 tbsp, for the dish Olive Oil; 400 g All-Purpose Flour; 100 g, grated Cheese; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika

🇪🇸 Spanish

An oven-born spanish classic — spinach under a savoury crust that crackles when served. 48 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Heavy Cream200 ml
Saltto taste
Spinach300 g
Onion1, sliced into rings
Bell Pepper2
Tomato Sauce200 ml
Olive Oil1 tbsp, for the dish
All-Purpose Flour400 g
Cheese100 g, grated
Smoked Paprika1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 190°C and butter or oil a baking dish.
2
Layer the onion over the base, season, then nestle in the spinach.
3
Pour the cream around the edges, scatter over the cheese and the smoked paprika.
4
Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbling at the rim and burnished on top.
5
Rest for 5 minutes so it sets, then spoon out with the pan juices and plenty of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Every oven runs hot or cold; start checking 5 minutes early.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Yellow empanadas stuffed with spinach and feta | finger food · on YouTube