No French Fridays with Dorie for me again this week - I have been very busy and just did not get a chance to make this week's Eggplant Caviar (a dip similar to baba ghanoush). If you'd like to see it, do visit the LYL section of the FFwD website.
Instead, I am posting an easy Spinach and Feta Filo Pie by Jamie Oliver from his smash hit cookbook, 30 Minute Meals. The recipe can be found online here. Jamie uses olive oil between the layers of filo instead of butter, which in my view makes it healthier. As well as spinach and feta, this pie contains toasted pinenuts for additional texture and flavour - don't skip them, as they really make the pie.
No special pastry skills are needed to make this - everything is just placed onto baking paper in a pie pan and the filo is folded over to cover the filling:
It is a fantastic light meal when served with some fresh cooked veges - in my case, cauliflower and beans.
Have a great weekend!
Cakelaw this look delicious I love phylo dough!! have a nice week end, gloria
ReplyDeleteBig fan of this book. Just cooked the vegetarian lasagne from it last night. This looks great. Keen to try it!
ReplyDeleteThis certainly has more visual appeal than the eggplant caviar :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I've got the UK version of this book (a bit of a challenge to follow in the US), and I've been wanting to make this pie. I've made the Rogan Josh Curry and the Chicken Skewers with Sate and both were fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYum, looks delish Cakelaw. Must try it - especially like the pinenuts.
ReplyDeleteIt is so long since I cooked with filo that it is shameful - I quite like a version of this pie with cashews but would love to try it with pinenuts
ReplyDeleteThis looks great- the pinenuts sound like a great addition - we've always got silverbeet growing so this might be a good option!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
We'll miss you this week at ffwD! But, this filo pie looks tasty. I like the idea of using olive oil instead of butter between the sheets.
ReplyDeleteA great dish which I can always get the picky teens to eat, but I prefer using puff - phyllo is a bit of a pain to work with.
ReplyDeleteI love a spinach and cheese pastry. Every year, our college town hosted a Medieval Fair and I would make my husband take me just so I could buy a spinach strudel from one of the food vendors!
ReplyDeleteIt does look very easy plus it sounds like it could last as a dinner for a few days with vegetables or salad!
ReplyDeleteOh, YUM! I love that this uses olive oil instead of butter...just a tad bit healthier. And prettier than eggplant :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the flakiness from the phyllo. I'll have to try his recipe with the olive oil. It sounds so good and your meal does look nice and healthy!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd want to trade in my eggplant caviar for this spinach and feta filo pie any day! It looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment! This dish looks lovely - I've always wanted to try some of Jaime's recipes, but that eggplant caviar sounds even yummier! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm really into filo right now - I love the way it crisps and is lighter than other pastries. Spinach and feta is always a winner - a classic combination
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