Easy Hors d'oeuvres: Spinach Cups

Monday

As promised here's my spinach and salmon cups that I made for an evening gathering with friends. I used wonton wrappers, which cut the time for preparing, as I usually make these with handmade crust 


Ingredients 
280g frozen spinach, chopped and thawed  
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 
2 roasted garlic cloves (finely chopped) 
1 tsp. onion powder 
150g crumbled feta cheese (Greek) 
1 large pinch fresh ground black pepper 
quality black truffle oil for drizzling 
fresh grated Parmesan cheese for garnishing 
Prep: 6 min. or less. 
Tips: Make sure to remove excess from frozen spinach by squeezing/pressing spinach to remove moisture before proceeding to step 1.  

Yield & Time: Serves 4 to 6 persons, Makes 18-24 +/- cups depending on the amount in each cup, and muffin pan size. Bake: 190C/Gas 5/375F  Bake 8 to 12 minutes. 

Method:

Spinach Mixture: 
  1. Spray muffin pan with cooking oil/olive oil. Set aside. 
  2. In a large bowl add spinach, onion powder, garlic, black pepper, and olive oil together, stir with a spoon combining ingredients. 
  3. Add in feta cheese, carefully press cheese as you blend it with spinach mixture using a fork. Do not over blend. The mixture should still be slightly chunky. 
  4. Set bowl aside.
Wonton Cups: 
  1. Set aside a small dipping bowl with water 
  1. Take one wonton wrapper at a time, and dip fingertips in the bowl of water and dot the wonton wrapper once or twice on corners to make them more pliable.   
  1. Place the wonton wrapper in a muffin slot (centre), gently pressing in the pan.
  1. With a large spoon or scooper, fill the centre of  the wonton wrapper with one scoop of spinach mixture in the muffin pan. Now you have made your first wonton cup.  
  1. Repeat steps 2, and 3, and 4 for each wonton cup. 
  1. Bake approximately 8-12 min. or until wonton wrappers are golden brown and centre of each cup is hot. 
  1. Drizzle black truffle oil on top of each spinach cup, then add a few sprinkles of  Parmesan cheese on each one. Let stand for 2 min. 
  2. Remove spinach cups from muffin pan. Serve hot.
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 What do you think of these?



For my smoked salmon cups, I basically used the same principle, but for garnishing, I added parsley and paprika. Fortunately, we have a smoker so we just smoked the salmon ourselves with a homemade dry rub, but you can use any smoked salmon fillet that you prefer. View recipe here.






45 comments

  1. These look totally delicious Madison! Bite sized treats are the perfect party foods!

    Rowena @ rolala loves

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  2. Mmm both look delicious!

    Gemma
    TaipeiStyle

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  3. Oh my, both recipes look and sound so scrumptious Madison, you are so great and Id love to try them too, especially the salmon ones. Many hugs and have a great week! xo

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  4. francesca r09 March

    They look so yummy madison, I'd like to try this receipt!

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  5. Nom nom! These look so so good, Madison:)

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  6. Yummy! I love spinach dips. This one looks absolutely delicious.

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  7. alessia milanese09 March

    love spinach dips, beyond delicious!

    Alessia

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  8. What a fun coincidence! I posted a recipe with salmon today on my blog too! Yours look much more precise and gallant! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe with us!


    sunandsany

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  9. Vix Brearley09 March

    Thank you for sharing, these sound as delicious as they look! xxx

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  10. Oh to Be a Muse09 March

    So, these look freakin' delicious. I never used to be into spinach, but I really like it now, so I would totally devour your spinach cups.

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  11. Allie Mackin09 March

    Oh this looks so good and what an impressive treat for parties. Good job!

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  12. Ivana Džidić09 March

    thank you for your visit<3 I love portraits of old people too..would be great if you shared yours.

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  13. So delicious!

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  14. tia_cherie10 March

    I love anything with spinach in it, this would definitely be to my taste.
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  15. These look yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe :)

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  16. Elsie Davies10 March

    Madison these look very nice and tasty. I have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing. xo

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  17. The perfect party food! It looks, and I'm sure it tastes, great!

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  18. Looks delicious, very impressive for a festive table. xoxo

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  19. These look so good, love stuff like this to eat, marvellous doll. I hope your week is going well :) xx

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  20. Oh Madion this looks super delicious! I would love to try it. I haven't heard of wonton wrappers before (I hope there are some gluten-free ones too). Hmmm lecker :D Genau meine Geschmack. Wünsch dir einen wundervollen Dienstag :D


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  21. Erika Sorocco10 March

    These are such pretty party treats - especially loving the Spinach Cups!


    xx

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  22. Looks so delicous, need to try!

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  23. wow, such delicious snacks! they look especially tempting right now when I'm slightly hungry, haha. I love feta so the ones with feta and spinach would be the first ones to try out. thanks for sharing, Madison!



    Maiken - Part of me

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  24. Thanks Rowena. Yes, these are easy and perfect for guests!:)

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  25. Great! Will check it out. Great minds, think alike 'eh? :) Thanks for your lovely comment. xx

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  26. Thanks Allie! And, the great part is that it's quite easy to make.

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  27. Thank you doll. Enjoy your Tuesday! xx

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  28. Thanks! I've shared a few on the blog before --> http://buff.ly/1aZIeXt, and here http://www.fashiontalesblog.com/search/label/%23myart

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  29. I'm partial to your smoky salmon cups just because I love salmon, but if both spinach feta and salmon are served to me, I'll have to have both. Saving your recipe. Yum ! Hope you're having a good week :)

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  30. Lady parisienne10 March

    It looks so good!!

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  31. Dear Madison, even though I am sick and cannot taste much I feel hungry just by looking at your pics :) Really would love to try those wontons.

    <3 <3 Mahshid مهشید

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  32. Akaleistar10 March

    Both recipes look delicious!

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  33. Dressed With Soul10 March

    Oh, liebe Madison, dass muss ich unbedingt ausprobieren, denn ich liebe Spinat über alles! Danke für dieses tolle Rezept und die gelungene Anleitung :) Ich wünsche Dir noch eine schöne Woche!

    Alles Liebe von Rena

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  34. SHE Jenmarie10 March

    Ahhh! I just want to eat these up! Pinning this recipe for sure :)

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  35. I do love that friends references , my and my friends always refer back to friends and I was just laughing out loud after that line.

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  36. i wanna try the spinach feta truffle cups! those look sooooooooo good madison! wow, and they're easy to make. thanks girl.
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  37. Thanks Marj. I love salmon as well. Spinach and feta, with truffle oil just sets it right well, lol. Enjoy the rest of your week. <3

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  38. Thanks Mira! There are gluten-free versions, make it with a gluten-free flour (rice, or quinoa), but I would use a gluten-free puff pastry if you don't find GF wonton wrappers. Diese Version ist schmeckt gut mit Blätterteig, aber schwerer. Aber, die Wonton sind in der Regel dünner. <3 Wünsch dir einen guten Mittwoch! xx / M

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  39. <3 Liebe Rena, Danke. :) Ich liebe Spinat auch, und das ist einfach zu machen. Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Mittwoch.
    Alles liebe von Madison xoxo :)

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  40. Edita Lozovska11 March

    OMG I NEED TO MAKE THESE NOW!

    Edita

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  41. I love spinach. Looks delicious.
    xox
    Lenya
    FashionDreams&Lifestyle

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  42. oh my! so easy and I love spinach! it's so delicious!

    Lyosha
    Inside and Outside Blog

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