Recipe of Perfect Leek and Courgette Filo Pie

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Lay a sheet of filo on a chopping board and brush with olive oil, then place on top of the pie with the corners resting on the sides of the dish, then repeat the process, placing the next sheet. This pie is easy to make and so delicious, it is destined to become a firm family favourite. For a hearty meal, serve it with baby carrots and new potatoes boiled in A combination of spring vegetables, lively herbs and zesty lemon makes a refreshing filling for a crisp filo crust. This pie is easy to make and so.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook leek and courgette filo pie using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Leek and Courgette Filo Pie:

1. Prepare 250 grams filo pastry (one packet)
2. Prepare 130 grams unsalted butter or margarine
3. Get 600 grams courgettes finely chopped (3 large courgettes)
4. Make ready 2 large leeks
5. Get 4 medium eggs
6. Get 250 grams feta cheese
7. Take 150 grams mature cheddar cheese

A chicken and leek pie with a crisp topping of filo pastry. sheets filo pastry. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content on their web site. Lovely, Greek Inspired Courgette Pie- which in Greece is called Kolokithopita. (Pita = Pie in Greek!) Its quite simple to make and not only contains courgettes but lots of herbs, leeks to add a little sweetness and filo pastry for crunch. A nutrient packed, healthy, hearty meal.

Steps to make Leek and Courgette Filo Pie:

1. Cook the chopped courgettes and leeks. Fry them gently in a little oil and let them sweat for 10 minutes. Alternatively cook in the oven with a little oil until soft. Add a little salt and pepper and let them cool. Squeeze out as much water as possible.
2. Grease an oblong baking dish. I used a 26 cm by 22 cm dish. Reverse the baking dish and cut the filo pastry sheets to fit the size of that dish - it will make it easier to handle the pastry sheets. Melt the butter.
3. Roughly divide the filo pastry into 3. Lay the first sheet on the bottom of the dish and brush throughly with the melted butter. Continue the same process with the rest of the first stack of sheets making sure very sheet is well brushed with butter. Scatter the courgette and leek mix over the top.
4. Continue with the second stack of filo pastry sheets, again making sure that you brush every sheet with melted butter before adding the next one. When you have used up the second stack, spread the 4 beaten medium eggs over the dish and scatter the feta cheese. Add roughly 100 grated mature cheese.
5. Use the third stack of filo pastry sheets as before, Finally brush the top with more melted butter and scatter the rest of the grated cheese. Cut the filo pastry into 16 squares before you put it in the oven. Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Lovely, Greek Inspired Courgette Pie- which in Greece is called Kolokithopita. (Pita = Pie in Greek!) Its quite simple to make and not only contains courgettes but lots of herbs, leeks to add a little sweetness and filo pastry for crunch. A nutrient packed, healthy, hearty meal. Since we're on the subject of nutrition, this recipe is jam packed. Meera Sodha's leek, cabbage and spinach pie. Brush with a little oil, then lay another sheet of filo over the top at a slight angle to its predecessor.

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