Cheese, Spinach and Dill Filo Pie

Name: Cheese, Spinach and Dill Filo Pie
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 slices
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 350 g fresh or frozen spinach, defrosted; Small bunch of spring onions, finely chopped; Black onion seeds or sesame seeds; 10 to 12 sheets of filo pastry; Olive oil; Sea salt flakes and black pepper; 250 g Cheshire cheese, crumbled; Small bunch of fresh dill, finely chopped; 4 eggs, lightly beaten, keep some back to glaze the top of the pie; 250 g Feta cheese, crumbled

Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey

Preparation info

Makes
6 to 8
slices

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Lavender & Lovage

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

About

A fabulous Mediterranean style vegetarian pie that is packed with flavour. We used to make a similar version of this pie when I ran the restaurant in the Cyprus and it was very popular around Eastertide. This easy to make recipe is perfect for summer dinner parties, light lunches and picnics.

Ingredients

10 to 12 sheets of filo pastry
Black onion seeds or sesame seeds
Olive oil

Asia
Europe
Turkey
Greece
Dinner
Lunch
Mediterranean
Summer
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large pan or wok, add the spring onions and fry gently for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the spinach and cook for a further 3 to 5 minutes.
Squeeze out as much moisture from the spinach mixture as possible through a colander and put the spinach and onion mix into a large bowl.
Add the two cheeses, dill, eggs and salt and