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Crispy Baked Seafood Patties

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If you are trying during Lent – as many households are! – to make your meals simpler, less indulgent, and more in keeping with the Lenten spirit, you will want to consider adding these crispy baked seafood patties to your menu. Last week at the convent we made these with tuna, but any seafood of choice (such as salmon or crabmeat) would lend itself perfectly to this recipe. High in taste and low in fat, these golden little cakes made a very satisfying, yet healthy meal which we all thoroughly enjoyed. For the sake of those who prefer a little touch of decadence we offered a modified version of tartar sauce to dress them up a bit. However most of us found them delicious without any added enhancement. Once you try them I’m sure you will agree they should not be reserved just for Lent, but enjoyed all through the liturgical year.

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Crispy Baked Seafood Patties
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4patties
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patties
COOK TIME
20minutes approximately
PREP TIME
15minutes
READY IN
35minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mix together and shape into patties.
  2. Place on lightly greased baking pan.
  3. Cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown on both sides, about 20 minutes.
  4. Combine together ingredients for sauce.

 

Spanakopita (Spinach Pie)

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I’m often amazed at the speed with which different foods become popular once they are introduced to the public. Growing up we always had homemade Greek yogurt available in our refrigerator for snacks, desserts, or general cooking. (This was before it was sold commercially). A cup of fine demitasse and a little dish of yogurt topped with a spoonful of homemade peach or cherry preserves was a typical dessert at our house. Often we had crumbled Feta cheese in our scrambled eggs for breakfast, and almost daily sprinkled it on our salad. None of my friends had it at their homes. Back then it literally was “foreign” to them. Today it’s very common. You can seldom make your way through a homemaker’s magazine without finding Feta cheese sprinkled somewhere on something! Here is a dish using both Feta cheese and yogurt that was once considered out of the ordinary and is now a familiar favorite of many. This is Spanakopita, Greek spinach pie… a healthy, flavorful, easy to make meatless meal.

Spanakopita (spinach pie)

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Spanakopita (Spinach Pie)
SERVINGS
15servings
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servings
COOK TIME
25 - 30mins.
PREP TIME
READY IN

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Wash spinach, cut off stems, dry and chop.
  3. Brown scallions in 1/2 cup olive oil until tender.
  4. Combine spinach, mint, parsley, cheese, yogurt, lemon peel, lemon juice and add beaten eggs.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste and mix well.
  6. Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan and begin by layering one phyllo sheet, brush with butter/olive oil mixture.
  7. Continue for 10 layers then spread with the spinach mixture.
  8. Top with remaining sheets each brushed with the butter/olive oil mixture.
  9. Score the top into diamonds.
  10. Bake 25-30 minutes until golden on top.