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Spinach Christmas Tree

By chef Franco Luise

You've probably built a Christmas tree before in your life, but have you ever baked one? Try this recipe of puff pastry, spinach and cheese!

42 min
Easy

14 min prep · 28 min cook

Spinach Christmas Tree
394 kcal · per serving
Protein 10g Carbs 22g Fat 28g
Ingredients

What you will need

7 items · serves 1
  • Puff pastry 0.25 pcs
  • Frozen spinach 100 g
  • Italian Hard Cheese 0.5 tbsp
  • Red Onion 0.25 pcs
  • Eggs 0.25 pcs
  • Garlic 0.5 clove
  • Butter 10 g

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Method

Steps to cook

10 steps · 28 min cook

  1. Prepare the ingredients. Prepare the ingredients and preheat the oven to 200 °C.

  2. Chop the onion. Peel and chop the onion.

  3. Peel the garlic. Peel the garlic.

  4. Sauté the onion. Sauté the onion and garlic in butter or oil (about 3 minutes, until translucent).

  5. Add the spinach. Add the spinach and simmer until it separates into individual leaves (about 5 minutes). Then set aside.

  6. Chop the spinach. Finely chop the spinach with a knife.

  7. Add the cheese and egg. Add the cheese and egg to the spinach and mix (reserve some of the cheese for later).

  8. Cut out the tree. Cut out a tree shape from the puff pastry. Spread the spinach mixture over the pastry and cover it with the remaining pastry trimmings.

  9. Make cuts in the tree. Make cuts along the sides of the tree about 2 cm apart and twist each strip. Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes at 200 °C.

  10. Serve. Remove from the oven and serve. You can sprinkle with the remaining cheese 🍽️✨

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