Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Royal Spanakopita

In tribute to the Royal Wedding, Nikos World's chief chef has created a much improved spanakopita* recipe suitable for any royal waistline.

Toasted pine nuts, eggs, feta and cheddar cheeses, currants, salt, pepper, spinach, butter, olive oil,nutmeg and oregano wrapped in filo pastry and cooked in an oven.
The dome of Aghia Sophia Cathedral in Moscow Road, London
The perfect spanakopita served on Easter Sunday.
Shop window in Royal Windsor

*strictly speaking a spanakotyropita

13 comments:

  1. Oh, that Royal Spankutopia! Does max Mosley know about it?

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  2. Nikos:

    Re that last photo. Is that the new summer attire to wear under your BMW K75 spandex riding suit ?

    bob
    Riding the Wet Coast

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  3. THat looks fantastic. I really do need to cook..

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  4. mmmm spanakopita. A favorite of mine. Great, now I'm drooling, thanks for teasing.

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  5. Cheers Nikos, looks absolutely delicious! My CEO and I take it in turns to cook dinner and this looks like a nice surprise. I've never cooked a pastry dish before but I know we have filo sheets in the freezer. Any chance of the recipe quantities/instructions?

    BTW, I'm pleased that you used your time productively in windsor ;-)

    From a sunny NZ.....

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  6. Spinach is also 'spanac' in Romanian (we don't want any Greek connections, thank you very much, as they imply that the Romanian language was formed south of the Jireček Line and not hereabouts, thereby giving us no excuse to beat up Hungarians... sorry, that was of interest to absolutely nobody on this blog).

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  7. One of my favorites....

    +1 on Geoff James request for recipe/ingredients.

    Richard

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  8. Affer
    No, this is a vegetarian dish

    Bob
    Sold the K75 (you pay more attention to my blog)

    Roger
    You have a new wife - she can't cook??


    Trobairitz

    Don't drool all over the carpet - you will get into trouble!

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  9. Geoff

    Be careful with filo - it can be a real PITA!!

    Gadjo

    Where exactly does goulash come from?

    Richard

    OK

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  10. Niko, goulash comes from the Goula mining district of what was once Hungary and what is now Turkmenistan On The Wold. The mines ran dry some time ago and so now it's generally concocted with ersatz ingredients.

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  11. Dear Nikos:

    The Greeks invented the first and best fast food: Souvlaki... And Dolmates are my favorite appetizer (salad sushi).

    I also love the interiors of Greek Orthodox churches. To me, a church is where you bring your spirit to be uplifted... And Greek churches look the part. I also like the outside of Russian Orthodox churches.

    Fondest regards,
    Jack • reep • Toad
    Twisted Roads

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  12. That's what I call food. Being a vegetarian I much prefer the Spanakopita, Royal or not, to the meatballs :-)

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