Greek Style Sausage Roll Recipe

This greek style sausage roll is a pork sausage roll prepared with phyllo dough. Prepared with a cooked filling of sausage with onions and spinach with cheese and parsley for flavor, the phyllo dough layers are rolled and baked to a golden brown to serve.

Summary

Health IndexAverageCuisineEuropean
CourseMain DishMethodBaked
SpecialityChristmas

Ingredients

 
1 pound bulk pork sausage
 
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
 
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
 
1/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled
 
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
 
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
 
1 egg, beaten
 
10 sheets frozen phyllo dough (17X 13-inch rectangles), thawed
 
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

Directions

In large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium-high heat until sausage is done and onion is tender, stirring occasionally Drain.
Stir in spinach, feta cheese, parsley, white pepper and egg.
Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Unfold phyllo dough.
Spread 1 sheet flat; top with another sheet of phyllo.
Gently brush with some of melted butter.
Top with remaining sheets of phyllo, brushing each with butter.
Reserve 1 tablespoon butter for top of pastry.
Spread sausage-spinach mixture lengthwise over bottom third of layered phyllo dough to within 2 inches of ends.
Fold ends over.
Carefully roll up phyllo.
Place roll, seam side down, on lightly greased baking sheet; brush with reserved 1 tablespoon butter.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden.
To serve, cut into slices.

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