Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Rustic Greek Pie

Ingredients
450g packet frozen spinach, thawed (or equivalent fresh spinach, blanched)
1 large sheet ready rolled short-crust pastry, thawed (for lower calorie alternative use filo pastry and line a quiche dish instead of self edging as described below)
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped or crushed
15g haloumi cheese, grated
120g feta cheese, crumbled
1 tablespoon oregano sprigs
2 eggs
60 ml (1/4 cup) cream
lemon wedges to serve

Directions
1) Pre-heat the oven to 210 degrees Celsius.
2) Squeeze excess liquid from the spinach
3) Place the pastry on a baking tray (or in the quiche dish) and spread the spinach in the middle leaving a 3cm border around the edge (border not necessary if using quiche dish)
4) Sprinkle the garlic over the spinach and pile the haloumi & the feta on top. Sprinkle with oregano & season well.
5) Cut a short slit into each corner of the pastry, then tuck each side of the pastry over to form a border around the filling.
6) Lightly beat the eggs with the cream and pour the egg mixture over the spinach filling.
7) Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and the filling is set.
8) Serve with lemon wedges.
9) Eat!

Note: Depending on the haloumi you use, you may not need to add salt, as some haloumis can be extremely salty. Taste first then decide if you need extra salt.

No comments:

Post a Comment