COURGETTE PIE (Kolokythopita)

Name: COURGETTE PIE (Kolokythopita)
Ingredients: * 500 g courgettes / zucchini, coarsely grated (roughly 2 c); * 200g feta cheese, crumbled (8oz); * 100g grated mozzarella; * 25g dill, chopped; * 15g chives or spring onions, chopped; * 2 eggs; * 4-5 filo sheets; * Salt and pepper; * Melted butter to brush

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Rachel over 2 years ago

Made over 2 years ago

Ingredients

* 500 g courgettes / zucchini, coarsely grated (roughly 2 c)
* 200g feta cheese, crumbled (8oz)
* 100g grated mozzarella
* 25g dill, chopped
* 15g chives or spring onions, chopped
* 2 eggs
* 4-5 filo sheets
* Salt and pepper
* Melted butter to brush

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C.

Grate the courgettes, sprinkle with salt and leave for about 20 minutes to get rid of any excess wetness. Squeeze as much liquid as possible and place in large bowl. Add the herbs, crumbled feta and grated mozzarella. Taste for salt. If necessary, season. Add the eggs, mix well.

Grease a shallow pie dish (28cm in diameter) with butter. Lay one sheet of filo, brush with melted butter. Overlap the additional filo pastry sheets putting each one on top at a different angle so that the corners create a star shape, and brushing each sheet with melted butter.

Arrange the courgette filling in the centre. Fold in the rim of pastry around the filling and brush with butter. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the crust is golden.