Spanakopitakia – Recipe Wise

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion , peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 12 ounces fresh spinach , well-washed and towel dried
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 -10 ounces feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons finely-chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon finely-chopped mint
• 1 pinch freshly-grated nutmeg
• 1 large egg , at room temperature
• freshly-squeezed lemon juice , to taste ( start with 1 tsp and adjust )
• 8 sheets phyllo dough , thawed if frozen
• 4 -6 tablespoons butter , melted