Filo Pie With Nettles And Yoghurt Recipes

SALMON FILO PIE

Steps:

• Trim and roughly chop the leeks and zucchini and place in a large pan on low heat with the thyme and a goodly sized splash or two of the oil.
• Cook gently for 30 minutes or until soft and lightly golden.
• Add a little salt and pepper to taste and allow to cool 5-10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 180 Centigrade (350 fahrenheit).
• In a separate bowl flake the salmon, crumble in the feta, grate in the zest from the lemon ,crack in the eggs and stir to combine.
• Stir them into the vegetable mixture.
• Layer the filo over the base of an ovenproof frying pan or dish (about 30 cm), overlapping the sheets and letting them hang over the sides Lightly brush teh sheets with oil as you go. Make sure that you fully cover the base and allow enough overhang to fully cover the filling when you fold it in later.
• Spoon in the filling then fold in the overlapping filo to form a lid.
• Brush the top with olive oil.
• Bake on the bottom shelf of the oven 45-50 minutes or until cooked through and golden and crisp.

SEAFOOD FILO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Bring the water to a simmer in a large frying pan on a low heat. Add all the seafood, bay leaf and sliced onion and poach for 5 minutes, covered, until just opaque. Remove the seafood and strain liquid reserving one cup full.
• Melt the butter in a heavy based saucepan on medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook stirring for a minute. Gradually add the milk and reserved poaching liquid stirring continuously. Simmer for a few minutes until thickened. Stir in the seafood, green onions and dill. Season to taste. Spoon into an 8 cup pie dish.
• Lay filo sheets on a flat surface. Spray every 2 layers with oil. Cut pastry into a round or square (depends on your dish) cut 1 cm larger than the dish.Top seafood mixture with filo sheets, spray with oil and bake for 35 minutes (until the pastry is golden). Serve with a simple green salad.

FILO PIE WITH NETTLES AND YOGHURT

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over nettles and wilt them for 4 - 5 minutes, stirring a couple of times. Drain into a colander, drain and leave to cool before squeezing out the excess moisture.
• Chop the nettles, transfer to a bowl, add yogurt, eggs and salt. Mix to combine.
• Place 1 filo sheet on a clean work surface. (To prevent remaining filo drying out, keep covered with a damp tea towel while you work.) Top with another filo sheet so that it covers only the half of the bottom sheet. Top the second sheet with another filo sheet so that it covers only the half of it. Top with two more filo sheets across the middle. Fold the ends of the second and third sheet inches.
• Sprinkle the top sheet with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and place 1/3 of the nettle and yogurt filling lengthways across half of the sheet. Roll up the sheets, starting with the side with the filling and working across to the other side. Repeat the whole process until you have three rolls.
• Coil the length of one filo roll into a snail shape, place in the middle of a small round pan (20 cm in diameter) whose bottom is covered with parchment paper. Arrange two remaining rolls in semicircles around the middle coil.
• Mix and combine yogurt and olive oil and brush liberally the rolls with it, especially in between coils (so they will, when baked, keep attached one to another).
• Bake the pie in the oven at 200°C for about 40 minutes until the top is golden-brown in color. After the first 20 minutes cover the pie with the aluminum foil to avoid burning.
• Cut into triangles and serve at room temperature.