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Palusami Spanakopita

Name: Palusami Spanakopita
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 300g Spinach; 100ml Coconut Milk; 1/2 Onion; 8 sheets Phyllo Dough; 50g Butter; 1/2 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

The Pacific Islands' taro-leaf-and-coconut parcels, wrapped instead in flaky Greek phyllo pastry.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

'Palusami,' found across the Pacific Islands, wraps coconut cream in taro leaves and steam-bakes them. This dish wraps that same filling in Greece's paper-thin phyllo pastry instead, layering the original's soft texture with a new, crisp one.

🌆 Where it's eaten: An experimental appetizer where a Pacific steaming tradition meets Mediterranean baking.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Spinach 300g
Coconut Milk 100ml
Onion 1/2
Phyllo Dough 8 sheets
Butter 50g
Salt 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Quickly blanch the spinach, squeeze out excess water, and chop.
Finely chop the onion and mix with the spinach, coconut milk, and salt.
Melt the butter.
Layer 4 sheets of phyllo, brushing butter between each layer; repeat for a second stack.
Place the filling in the center and fold into a triangle; make 2 in total.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 20 minutes until golden brown.

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