Lifafa: Spinach, Mushroom, Feta Rolls
Creative Cooking for the Health-Conscious Gourmet
Low-Calorie | Low-Fat | Low-Cholesterol | Low-Carb
Healthy Lifafa Recipe
This vegetarian middle eastern style finger food can be served as an appetizer or with a vegetable as a meal.
Ingredients:
4 sheets of frozen phyllo dough
1 tsp olive oil
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, diced
¾ cup diced cremini mushrooms
¾ cup cooked chopped spinach
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp cardamom
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup chopped pistachios
¾ cup crumbled feta
3 tbsp butter
Instructions
Thaw phyllo and cover with a damp towel to keep from drying out
Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheet with cooking spray or parchment paper
For filling
Heat olive oil in fry pan on medium heat, add sliced shallots and sauté until soft, about 3 minutes, add garlic and cook for another minute
Add diced mushrooms, cook for 3-4 minutes until soft
Stir in salt, pepper, cardamon and cinnamon
Mix in chopped spinach and heat through
Turn down heat and gently stir in feta and pistachios
To assemble rolls
Melt butter and paint onto a rectangle of phyllo, top with another rectangle and butter until you have 3 layers.
Add 2 tbsp filling to lower end of the buttered phyllo stack, fold end over filling, fold in sides and roll
Repeat process to make 12 rolls
Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown
Drizzle with pomegranate molasses or serve with tzatziki dipping sauce
Editor's Note- this recipe is appropriate for a low calorie, low fat, low cholesterol, and low carb lacto-vegetarian dietary regimen.
Nutritional Information
Makes 12 rolls
Nutrients in a serving of 3 rolls: Calories 80, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 1.6g, Cholesterol 5.0 mg, Total Carbohydrate 7g, Dietary fiber 1.3g, Protein 2g, Potassium 150mg, Sodium 240mg
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Medically Reviewed by FibonacciMD editors.
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