Air Fryer

Spinach and Ricotta Phyllo Pockets with Greek Salad

Name: Spinach and Ricotta Phyllo Pockets with Greek Salad
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 pound frozen chopped spinach (thawed); 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1 egg (lightly beaten); ¼ teaspoon dried oregano; ¼ teaspoon dried basil; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon salt; freshly ground black pepper; 9 sheets phyllo dough; ½ cup butter (melted); 2 to matoes (cut into wedges OR 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved); ½ cucumber (peeled and cubed (about 2 cups)); ½ half red onion (thinly sliced and soaked in cool water for 10 minutes (about ½ cup)); 1 red or yellow pepper (chopped (about 1 cup)); ½ cup of Kalamata olives (pitted and halved); 1 cup of feta cheese (crumbled or cubed); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or mint; 1 heart romaine lettuce (chopped (about 4 to 5 cups)); 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 clove of garlic (crushed); 1 teaspoon dried oregano; salt and freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup olive oil

Working with phyllo dough can be tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it you'll see that phyllo dough is very forgiving. Just make sure you defrost the dough properly and keep it covered while you work. These spinach and ricotta phyllo pockets are worth it in the end.

Jump to Recipe (or scroll for photos and riveting information...)

Featured Recipe Techniques

More about the skills used in this recipe.

Air Frying 101

An introduction into Air Frying so that you can feel comfortable and confident making the recipes you find on my...View Technique

Prev Next

Air Fryer Cooking Charts

Complete list of air frying cooking times and temperatures are listed in this chart. All times and temperatures assume that...View Technique

Prev Next

Converting Recipes to the Air Fryer

Many recipes that use traditional methods can be converted to delicious air frying creations!View Technique

Prev Next

Advertisement - Continue Below

Spinach and Ricotta Phyllo Pockets with Greek Salad

Nutrition Info Print Recipe

Prep Time: 35 m
Cook Time: 10 m
Total Time: 45 m
Servings:
6

Ingredients

1 pound frozen chopped spinach thawed
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 egg lightly beaten
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper
9 sheets phyllo dough
½ cup butter melted

Greek Salad

2 to matoes cut into wedges OR 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
½ cucumber peeled and cubed (about 2 cups)
½ half red onion thinly sliced and soaked in cool water for 10 minutes (about ½ cup)
1 red or yellow pepper chopped (about 1 cup)
½ cup of Kalamata olives pitted and halved
1 cup of feta cheese crumbled or cubed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or mint
1 heart romaine lettuce chopped (about 4 to 5 cups)

Salad Dressing

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 clove of garlic crushed
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup olive oil

Instructions

Drain and squeeze all the water out of the thawed spinach and set it aside. Mix the mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, oregano, basil, nutmeg, salt and freshly ground black pepper together in a bowl. Stir in the chopped spinach.
While building the phyllo pockets, always keep the dough sheets you are not working with covered with plastic wrap and a damp clean kitchen towel. Remove one sheet of the phyllo and place it on a flat surface. Brush the phyllo sheet with melted butter and then layer another sheet of phyllo on top. Brush the second sheet of phyllo with butter and layer a third sheet of phyllo on top. Cut the layered phyllo sheets into 4 strips, about 5-inches wide.
Place roughly 1/3 cup of the spinach filling at the end of each strip of dough. Fold the bottom right corner of the strip over the filling towards the left edge of the strip to make a triangle. Continue to fold the phyllo dough around the spinach as you would fold a flag, making triangle after triangle. Brush the outside of the phyllo triangle with more melted butter and set it aside until you’ve finished the 4 strips of dough, making 4 triangles.
Pre-heat the air fryer to 400ºF.
Transfer the first two phyllo triangles to the air fryer basket and air-fry at 400ºF for 5 minutes. Turn the triangles over and air-fry for another 5 minutes.
While the first batch of triangles is air-frying, build another set of triangles and air fry in the same manner. You should do three batches total. Once you have air-fried all the triangles, they can be warmed in the air-fryer for a minute or two just before serving if you like.
To make the Greek salad, combine all the vegetables in a bowl. Whisk the vinaigrette ingredients together and then dress the salad, tossing until all the vegetables are evenly coated.
Serve 1 to 2 warm triangles per person with the cool Greek salad on the side.

Enjoy,

If you made this recipe, please add your comments and ratings below.

Hello! All photos and content are copyright protected. Please do not use our photos without prior written permission. If you’ve made this recipe and would like to share it with your friends, please link back to Spinach and Ricotta Phyllo Pockets with Greek Salad on Blue Jean Chef. Thank you!