Silver beet filo pie

Author: Sarah Swain - Food writer, stylist and recipe creator

Photographer: Bryce Carleton

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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

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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 sugarlight brown cane sugarX
125g feta
175g cottage cheese
3 eggs, beaten
black pepper
¹/³ cup pine nuts, toasted
¹/³ cup golden sultanasgolden raisinsX
6 sheets filo pastry, chilled
½ teaspoon caraway seeds

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)

Calories 472cal

Kilojoules 1980kJ

Protein 19g

Total fat 22g

–Saturated fat 6g

Carbohydrates 45g

–Sugars 27g

Dietary fibre 12g

Sodium 640mg

Calcium 260mg

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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