Greek-style Spinach Pizza With Phyllo Crust

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs freshy spinach (coarse stems removed)
• 7 tablespoons butter, melted and kept warm
• 7 sheets phyllo dough (17x12-inches)
• 12 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup finely crumbled feta (or to taste)
• 3/4 cup sliced kalamata olive (or to taste, or use black sliced olives)
• 4 tablespoons olive oil (can use less)

Recipe

• 1 cook the spinach in a pot of salted water for about 2-3 minutes; drain in a colinder, then run under cold water to cool.
• 2 squeeze out any moisture using hands.
• 3 set oven to 400 degrees (important, use middle oven rack).
• 4 brush a large baking sheet lightly with melted butter.
• 5 put one sheet of the phyllo on the buttered baking sheet, then brush the top of the sheet with about 1 tablespoon butter (you will not need more than 7 tablespoons butter since you brushing 7 sheets of phyllo, use the butter sparingly as the phyllo will be too greasy, you might even want to use less than the 7 tablespoons!).
• 6 sprinkle the buttered phyllo with 2 scant tablespoons parmesan cheese.
• 7 lay another sheet of phyllo on top and press firmly so that it adheres to the bottom piece of phyllo.
• 8 brush the sheet with melted butter, then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 9 layer the remaining phyllo in the same manner ending with a sheet of phyllo.
• 10 brush the top sheet lightly with melted butter.
• 11 bake for about 3-5 minutes.
• 12 for the topping; sprinkle the spinach evenly over the crust, leaving about 1-inch border all around.
• 13 then season with black pepper and a little salt.
• 14 sprinkle the sliced red onion over the spinach, then sprinkle with kalamata olives.
• 15 sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese.
• 16 drizzle with olive oil.
• 17 bake the phyllo pizza for about 15 minutes or until the feta is melted.
• 18 slice into squares using a pizza wheel.