Mini Spinach & Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Parcels

Mini puff pastry parcels filled with cream cheese (dairy or vegan), spinach, and a little bit of spice. Perfect for picnics, lunch boxes, or for a quick snack when you are out and about.

MINI SPINACH & CREAM CHEESE PUFF PASTRY PARCELS

How cute are these mini spinach and cream cheese parcels?

I created them in honour of National Vegetarian Week.

Although they can be made vegetarian or vegan.

They are the perfect snack to add to lunch boxes or to share at a picnic. 

PLANT-BASED PICNIC SPREAD

These pastries are perfect for a picnic on a summer's day.

Here are some picnic snack ideas for a vegetarian or vegan picnic, choose a few and have fun.

1. Green salad
2. Jam jar salad dressing
3. Pasta salad
4. Vegan sausage rolls
5. Puff pastry parcels
6. Hummus
7. Falafel
8. Carrot, pepper and cucumber batons
9. Cherry tomatoes
10. Breadsticks
11. Sandwiches
12. Wraps
13. Tortilla chips
14. Dip
15. Vegetable spring rolls
16. Vegetable Samosas
17. Onion Bhajis
18. Sweet chilli sauce
19. Pizza slices
20. Couscous salad
21. Qiunoa salad
22. Mushroom pate
23. Bean pate
24. Coleslaw
25. Potato Salad
26. Nuts
27. Fresh fruit
28. Dried fruit
29. Muffins
30. Brownies
31. Flapjacks
32. Drinks

7 TIPS FOR THE BEST PICNIC

Here are 7 top tips to help your next picnic run smoothly.

1. Pop bottles of water in the freezer the night before your picnic. Use them as ice packs in your picnic box to keep the food cool. When you have unpack your picnic you'll have cool food and lovely refreshing chilled water to drink.
2. Take a tablecloth instead of a picnic rug. It's lightweight, takes up less room and can be thrown in the washing machine once you get home.
3. Make one or two homemade picnic snacks like my chickpea and vegetable hand pies, summer Greek pasta salad or my spicy bean wraps, then buy some ready-made salads, crusty bread, hummus, crisps and fruit, A picnic should be fun for you too and not too much of a task.
4. Remember cutlery. Some food is easy to eat with fingers, but some really need cutlery.
5. Take a knife and cutting board if you are taking a pie or cake.
6. Take baby wipes to wipe hands and faces. They are also handy for mopping up spills.
7. Take a bin bag and take all your rubbish home with you.

SPINACH AND CREAM CHEESE PARCELS

These little puff pastry parcels are super easy to make.

Use ready rolled puff pastry for an even easier bake.

Most puff pastry is suitable for vegetarians and vegans, just check the pack and avoid the 'all butter' pasry if you are vegan.

The filling is made from spinach, cream cheese a little spice and seasoning.

They can be made vegetarian or vegan.

WILTING SPINACH TIP

To wilt spinach, don't worry about getting a pot out.

Just pop the kettle on, rise the spinach in colander in the sink, then pour over the boiling water to wilt the spinach.

Refresh it with cold water (this will stop you burning your hands too) then squeeze out as much water as possible.

Dry on kitchen paper, then chop before adding to the rest of the filling.

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VARIATION TO SPINACH & CREAM CHEESE PARCELS

Instead of spinach and cream cheese parcels. why not make golden little parcels filled with cheddar, baked beans and a punchy pinch of paprika?

You could use vegetarian or vegan cheese.

Just don't overfill them and make sure they are sealed well so the bean sauce doesnn't leak.

So easy to make and very, very moreish. 

Very popular with kids and adults.

10 MORE PICNIC RECIPES TO TRY

Here are a few more picnic recipes for you to try. They are great for lunches and lunch boxes too.

1. Chickpea & Vegetable Picnic Hand Pies
2. Dill Potato Salad
3. Easy Paprika Tortilla Chips
4. Easy Vegan Coconut Ice
5. Mini Falafel Onion Pies
6. Mushroom & Chestnut Sausage Rolls
7. Summer Greek Pasta Salad
8. Vegan Carrot & Dill Coleslaw
9. Vegan Greek Salad Wrap
10. Vegan Italian White Bean & Tomato Sandwiches

For more delicious puff pastry recipes, check out 50 BEST Plant-Based Puff Pastry Recipes for Vegans.

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Yield: 12 - 14 mini puff parcelsAuthor: Jacqueline Meldrum

Mini Spinach & Cream Cheese Puff Parcels

Mini puff pastry parcels filled with cream cheese, spinach and a little bit of spice. Perfect for picnics, lunchboxes or for a quick snack when you are out and about.

prep time: 10 MINScook time: 20 MINStotal time: 30 mins

ingredients

• 320g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
• 100g spinach
• a generous pinch of ground cumin
• 4 tbsp cream cheese (dairy or vegan)
• 1 tbsp freshly grated veggie or vegan style parmesan
• a good grinding of black pepper
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil to brush on the pastry
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds

instructions

1. Take the pastry out of the fridge and remove from the box 10-15 minutes before you want to use it. Preheat the oven to
   220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
2. Blanch the spinach. Place it in a colander in the sink, then pour over a kettle full of boiling water to wilt the spinach. Refresh with cold water, then squeeze out as much water as you can. Use kitchen paper to make sure there is no more liquid, then sprinkle over the cumin and set aside.
3. Mix the cream cheese with the parmesan and black pepper. Set aside.
4. Place the pastry flat on your work surface. Using a cup, glass or pastry cutter, cut out 12-14 small circles, re-rolling the scaps of pastry if you need to.
5. Place a little spinach one teaspoon of cheese mixture onto each circle
   of pastry, then rub a little water around the outside edges. Take one side and stretching it slightly, lift it over the filling and press around the edge to
   seal. Press a fork around the edges to form crimping marks, then prick the top
   of each pastry.
6. Brush the parcels with olive oil and sprinkle
   some sesame seeds over each pastry. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the parcels are golden and
   crisp. 
7. Enjoy!

notes

Nutritional info for 14 parcels.

calories
152

fat (grams)
11.3

sat. fat (grams)
3.1

carbs (grams)
10.8

protein (grams)
2.5

sugar (grams)
0.2

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