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Home » Appetizers » Snacks » Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock

Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock

Created: February 29, 2016 Updated: March 23, 2023 by Lyuba Brooke 6 Comments

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This is not just an adorable shamrock snack, it’s a delicious pastry rolled with spinach, feta, and mozzarella filling. Fun, green snack for St. Patrick’s day or any other time.

Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock on a baking sheet

Spinach and Feta Pastry

I had an adorable little idea bug strike me with a green St. Paddy’s Day idea last week. I was thinking about the kind of green treats I can make without using food coloring and I thought that spinach pastry would be a perfect treats.

Almost every time I go to Whole Foods for coffee, I get a spinach pastry from their bakery section. Yes, I go to Whole Foods just for coffee at least once a week. I don’t know if it’s every store, but my store had the best coffee shop inside. They don’t just have a delicious cold drip that will put quite a bit of hair on your chest, they also make wonderful espresso beverages.

My favorite part is that my cappuccino comes with 2 more shots than in the other famous coffee places, baristas put so much love into each drink, AND it’s much cheaper. I just can’t resist it. And even though I spend my morning in another coffee shop, working, where I love all the people that work there, their coffee is just not quite as loaded with espresso shots and love as I need it most mornings.

So back to the pastry. Spinach pastry would make an awesome green snack. Shaping it into a shamrock is just a fun touch. You can also keep the “shamrock leaves” separated and you will have a bunch of little pastry hearts. Fun and easy way to get your spinach fix and celebrate St. Paddy’s day.

Spinach and Feta filling being put into Pastry and turned into a Shamrock

More GREEN food ideas that don’t use any food coloring:

Shamrock Cucumber Sandwiches

Skinny Shamrock Shake: Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake

Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock on a baking sheet

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Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock on a baking sheet

spinach and feta pastry shamrocks on a baking sheet pan as viewed close up

Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock

This is not just an adorable shamrock snack, it's a delicious pastry rolled with spinach, feta and mozzarella filling.
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 23 minutes
Total Time: 38 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 455kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 17.3 oz puff pastry 2 sheets
  • 9 oz frozen spinach defrosted and squeezed
  • 3 oz feta cheese crumbled small
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Salt
  • Fresh cracked black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp melted salted butter

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 and grease a baking sheet.
  • Melt butter and set close by in a cup. You will also need a brush.
  • Squeeze defrosted spinach well and dice to get rid of long strings.
  • In a medium bowl, combine spinach, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper. Mix well until thoroughly combined.
  • Lay pastry sheet squares on a cutting board. Brush them with butter.
  • Optional: Cut off a 1/4 inch slice off of each pastry square to make stems for shamrocks.
  • Divide spinach/feta filling between the two pastry squares and spread it evenly all over the square.
  • Using a knife or a pizza cutter, cut pastry squares into long strips that are about an inch to inch and a half wide.
  • Starting with each opposite end, roll both ends of the strip towards its center. Lay it on it's side and gently form a heart by softly pressing the sides. Repeat with two more strips and lay the hearts on the baking sheet, ends together, to form a shamrock. Brush pastry with butter on all the sides, especially in between each pastry, butter will work like glue.
  • Repeat with remaining pastry strips. You should be able to get 3-4 shamrocks, depending on how wide you will cut the strips.
  • You can make stems by placing the thin strips that you cut off together into one long strip and cutting it in 3. Then fold each smaller strip in half and tuck it under each shamrock on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 20-23 minutes, until pastry is golden brown and puffed even in the center.

Nutrition

Calories: 455kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4011IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 2mg
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Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock on a baking sheet

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Snacks, St. Patrick's Day, Vegetarian

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Theresa says

    March 17, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    5 stars
    Used thin pizza crust sheet for mine was easy to use. Yummy

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      March 19, 2023 at 12:48 pm

      So glad you liked it, Theresa!

      Reply
  2. Yodamom says

    March 13, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    I made this tonight for my family, they loved it. Thank you

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      March 14, 2016 at 10:25 am

      awe, I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you 😀

      Reply
  3. grace says

    February 29, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    gorgeous, fun, clever, and delicious!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      March 1, 2016 at 5:21 pm

      Awe, thank you!!

      Reply

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