filo pie recipe

This vegetarian spinach and feta filo pie recipe is budget-friendly, costing around £1.50 per person to make.

Spinach and feta filo pie

spinach

butter

onion,

garlic cloves, chopped

feta, crumbled

tbsp pine nuts, toasted

free-range eggs, beaten

4-6 filo pastry sheets

caraway seeds

tomato onion

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Wilt the spinach in a large pan over a low heat. Allow to cool, then drain well, squeezing out the excess liquid with your hands.

Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan and add the onion. Cook for 5 minutes, until soft. Stir in the garlic and cook for a further minute.

Remove from the heat and add to a bowl with the spinac, feta, pine nuts and eggs. Mix together and season well. Spoon into the base of a 1-litre baking dish.

Brush 4-6 filo pastry sheets with melted butter, lightly scrunch and lay over the spinach mixture. Sprinkle with ½ tsp caraway seeds and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Serve with a juicy tomato and red onion salad.

A vegetarian spinach and ricotta pie encased in layers of crispy filo pastry – it can be cut up small for nibbles or works well, sliced, for lunch or dinner. Instead of pastry, how about making something similar with pasta? Our spinach and ricotta lasagne is well worth a try.

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leeks, finely sliced

onion, finely chopped

garlic cloves, sliced

olive oil, plus extra to drizzle

ricotta

pecorino (or vegetarian alternative), grated

dill

parsley

chilli flakes (optional)

spring onions, finely sliced

lemon

nutmeg

pack good-quality filo (you’ll need 6-8 sheets)

Sea salt and black sesame seeds

You’ll also need…

30cm loose-bottomed tart tin

Boil the kettle and set a very large, deep, frying pan over a high heat. Put a splash of boiling water in the pan, then add as much spinach as will fit and cook until wilted, using tongs to stir it around. Tip it into a colander in the sink and repeat with the remainder and another splash of water. Once all the spinach is in the colander, press down with a plate to squeeze out as much water as you can. Remove and lay the spinach on kitchen paper in a single layer. Cover with more kitchen paper and press down. Leave to dry while you continue with the recipe (see tip).

Meanwhile, over a low-medium heat, soften the leeks, onion and garlic in a frying pan in a drizzle of olive oil for 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate and leave to cool.

Mix the cheeses, herbs, chilli flakes (if using), eggs, spring onions, zest, nutmeg and the onion mixture in a medium bowl. Give the spinach one last squeeze, then chop, add to the bowl and mix well. Season well. Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6 with a baking sheet inside.

Unroll the filo pastry on a clean work surface and cover with a slightly damp tea towel. Put the 50ml olive oil into a bowl and, using a pastry brush, lightly brush the 30cm loose-bottomed tart/cake tin with oil. Lay one sheet of filo lengthways so its centre is on the edge of the tin, with half the sheet in the tin and half overhanging. Brush the filo sheet lightly with oil, then lay another sheet next to it, partially overlapping the first sheet but a little further around the tin, again overhanging. Brush with oil. Continue with all 6 sheets of filo – like the spokes in a wheel – brushing lightly with oil as you go until the tin is fully lined.

Spoon in the filling, then fold over the hanging filo sheets in the reverse order you laid them, brushing the tops lightly with oil. Sprinkle with sea salt and black sesame seeds. Bake for 35-40 minutes until crisp, covering with foil if it’s browning too much. Leave to cool slightly, then serve warm or at room temperature.

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