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Silver beet filo pie
This silver beet and cheese pie is a twist on traditional spanokopita. The golden filo adds just the right amount of crunch to this delicious vegetarian pie. Feel free to use spinach instead of silver beet.
Serves: 6
Time to make: 45 mins
Ingredients
- spray oil
- 400g baby carrots
- 4 parsnips, sliced
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 onions, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 tablespoons fresh parsley or thyme, plus 4 tablespoons extra, chopped, to garnish
- 15 cups trimmed, finely chopped silver beet
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 125g feta
- 175g cottage cheese
- 3 eggs, beaten
- black pepper
- ¹/³ cup pine nuts, toasted
- ¹/³ cup golden sultanas
- 6 sheets filo pastry, chilled
- ½ teaspoon caraway seeds
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Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 190°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Lightly grease or spray a large pie dish with oil and set aside. Place carrots and parsnip on prepared tray and drizzle with maple syrup to coat. Set aside.
2 In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium. Sauté onion and garlic with the herbs until softened. Add silver beet with ¹/³ cup water and cook for 3-4 minutes. Stir in sugar. Set aside.
3 In a food processor, blitz cheeses and eggs until smooth. Season with pepper. Place silver beet mix in pie dish. Pour over cheese mix and sprinkle with pine nuts and sultanas. Toss lightly.
4 Top with scrunched up filo sheets. Spray with oil and sprinkle with caraway seeds.
5 Place the veges tray and pie in the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, until golden brown. Serve garnished with extra herbs.
Variations
Make it low FODMAP: Omit garlic. Use 1½ cups finely chopped green leek leaves rather than onions and dried cranberries instead of sultanas. Stick to filo and cream cheese portions.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 472cal
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Kilojoules 1980kJ
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Protein 19g
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Total fat 22g
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–Saturated fat 6g
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Carbohydrates 45g
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–Sugars 27g
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Dietary fibre 12g
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Sodium 640mg
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Calcium 260mg
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Iron 3.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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