Hey food lovers!
Today I’m showing you a super fun twist on a Greek classic — Air Fryer Rice Paper Spanakopita !! Imagine all the flavour of spanakopita, but without the fuss of filo pastry. No sautéing, no wilting spinach — just one bowl, a quick mix, and a clever wrap technique using rice paper. They’re golden, crispy, and honestly… so addictive. Whether you’re gluten-free, short on time, or just love reinventing old favourites, this one’s for you. Let’s get into it!
If you love this recipe you’ll also love my PASTRYLESS SPANAKOPITA
Grab the recipe below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
#ricepaperspanakopita #spanakopita #spinachandfeta #greekrecipes #glutenfreerecipes
✅ DON’T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: @CreateCookShare
CONNECT WITH ME 😉❤️
Website: https://www.createcookshare.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createcookshare/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/createcookshare/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/createcookshare/
Rice Paper Spanakopita
– All the spanakopita flavour, none of the filo drama and gluten-free!
Prep 25 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Makes 4
INGREDIENTS
120 g baby spinach, finely chopped
3 large spring onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ cup parsley, finely chopped
180 g Greek feta, diced (the good Greek stuff)
¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Sea salt, to taste
3 eggs
¼ cup water
1 tablespoon white sesame seeds
To Serve:
Fresh lemon wedges (for that citrusy opa! moment)
Tzatziki (optional… but also, why wouldn’t you?)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare your filling: In a large bowl, combine finely chopped spinach, spring onions, parsley, oregano, thyme, diced feta, a pinch of sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper. Give it a good mix and mash with your fingers — this is your classic spanakopita vibe, just in a crispy new outfit.
2. Whisk the egg wash: In a wide, flat bowl, whisk together the 3 eggs, ¼ cup water, a pinch of sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper. Set aside — this will act as both binder and bronzer.
3. Assemble each spiral: Working one at a time:
Dip a sheet of rice paper in the egg wash on both sides, then lay it flat on a board. Repeat with a second sheet, overlapping it halfway over the first. Repeat with a third sheet, overlapping halfway over the second, forming one long strip.
Sprinkle a line of Parmesan cheese down the centre — this forms a delicious, savoury base. Spoon the spinach and feta filling evenly over the Parmesan.
Roll it up gently like a log, allow it to soften for 2 minutes then carefully coil it into a spiral. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Gently flatten the spiral with the palm of your hand — just a light press — as this helps it hold its shape and gives a better result when cooked.
Place onto a tray or directly into your air fryer basket. Set aside and repeat with the remaining rice papers to make four spirals.
4. Cook until crispy and golden:
Air fryer basket-style: Cook at 220°C for 12–15 minutes until golden and crisp.
Oven-style air fryer with shelves: Also 220°C, but rotate trays top to bottom halfway through to keep things fair and fabulous. Cook for 15 minutes.
5. To serve: Squeeze over fresh lemon juice, and if you’re feeling fancy (which you should), serve with tzatziki on the side.
crispy golden and totally fuss-free let’s make these rice paper spanopita spirals it’s everything you want from a spanopita style bite but with less mess less prep and no pastry and my version needs no pre-cooking of the spinach combine baby spinach green onions parsley herbs and feta season with a little salt and pepper give it a good mix and mash with your fingers until it looks like this then in a flat bowl combine eggs water and a pinch of sea salt dip each sheet of rice paper in the egg wash on both sides and then lay flat on a board sprinkle then a line of palmesan cheese down the center which adds a lovely savory base and spoon the spinach and feta filling over the parmesan roll it up gently into a log let it sit for 2 minutes this is important as it gives the rice paper time to soften and become pliable and sprinkle with sesame seeds and place into your air fryer cook until crispy and golden serve it with a simple salad some lemon wedges or just on its own but we love serving this with some homemade tadiki perfect to make ahead for lunches or meal prepping perfect for dinner as well this is one of those recipes that looks impressive but is secretly super super simple and because there’s no double cooking everything happens in one bowl and one wrap it’s quicker lighter and full of flavor enjoy