Stilton, broccoli and pine nut pie

Name: Stilton, broccoli and pine nut pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons classic onion base; 1 large head of broccoli, approx 350 g; 500 ml milk; 1 vegetable stock cube (see tips); 50 g butter; 40 g plain flour; 250 g Stilton, weighed rind off; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 50 g pine nuts; 350 g unrolled fresh puff pastry; 1 egg, beaten

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

Make this pie for everyone or just make a single portion for a vegetarian guest. This is a great take on two traditional bedfellows – broccoli and Stilton.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons classic onion base
1 large head of broccoli, approx 350

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Follow the method to make the onion base.
Cut the broccoli into mouth-sized pieces. Put the milk, onion base and stock cube into a saucepan and bring to the boil. When it is boiling add the broccoli and cook for 5 minutes. Drain, reserving the juice, and put the vegetables into an ovenproof dish.
Melt the butter in t