CHEESE AND VEGETABLE PIE





Ingredients :
For 1 pie dish; 26 cm / 10 inch diameter
450 g / 1 lb puff pastry, thawed if frozen
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing 50 g / 1/2 cup freshly grated hard cheese
4 tomatoes, rinsed, cored and chopped or 200 g / 1 cup chopped canned tomatoes
450 g / 1 lb pumpkin flesh, peeled and chopped into cubes
450 g / 1 lb floury potatoes, peeled and chopped into cubes
2 zucchini (courgettes), rinsed, cleaned and sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
50 g /1/2 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
1 tsp dried thyme
4 tbsp white bread crumbs 200 g / 7 oz feta cheese
150 g / 5 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper Lettuce leaves, to serve

Method : Prep and cook time: 1 hour 20 min
1      Preheat the oven to 180C (375F / Gas Mark 5).
2      Roll out the pastry and cut out two circles for the base and lid of the pie.
3      Grease the pie dish with oil, line with pastry and scatter with a third of the hard cheese.
4      In a large bowl mix together the tomatoes, pumpkin, potatoes, zucchini (courgettes), onion, garlic, olives, thyme, bread crumbs, remaining hard cheese and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
5      Spoon the filling into the pie dish and scatter with crumbled feta.
6      Moisten the edge of the pastry case, place the lid on top and press to seal.
7      Top the pastry with the mozzarella slices and bake for around 40 minutes, covering with foil if it browns too quickly.
8      Remove from the oven, cut into slices, scatter with parsley and serve with lettuce leaves.


Ingredients :
For 1 pie dish; 26 cm / 10 inch diameter
450 g / 1 lb puff pastry, thawed if frozen
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing 50 g / 1/2 cup freshly grated hard cheese
4 tomatoes, rinsed, cored and chopped or 200 g / 1 cup chopped canned tomatoes
450 g / 1 lb pumpkin flesh, peeled and chopped into cubes
450 g / 1 lb floury potatoes, peeled and chopped into cubes
2 zucchini (courgettes), rinsed, cleaned and sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
50 g /1/2 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
1 tsp dried thyme
4 tbsp white bread crumbs 200 g / 7 oz feta cheese
150 g / 5 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper Lettuce leaves, to serve

Method : Prep and cook time: 1 hour 20 min
1      Preheat the oven to 180C (375F / Gas Mark 5).
2      Roll out the pastry and cut out two circles for the base and lid of the pie.
3      Grease the pie dish with oil, line with pastry and scatter with a third of the hard cheese.
4      In a large bowl mix together the tomatoes, pumpkin, potatoes, zucchini (courgettes), onion, garlic, olives, thyme, bread crumbs, remaining hard cheese and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
5      Spoon the filling into the pie dish and scatter with crumbled feta.
6      Moisten the edge of the pastry case, place the lid on top and press to seal.
7      Top the pastry with the mozzarella slices and bake for around 40 minutes, covering with foil if it browns too quickly.
8      Remove from the oven, cut into slices, scatter with parsley and serve with lettuce leaves.



Ingredients :
For 1 pie dish; 26 cm / 10 inch diameter
450 g / 1 lb puff pastry, thawed if frozen
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing 50 g / 1/2 cup freshly grated hard cheese
4 tomatoes, rinsed, cored and chopped or 200 g / 1 cup chopped canned tomatoes
450 g / 1 lb pumpkin flesh, peeled and chopped into cubes
450 g / 1 lb floury potatoes, peeled and chopped into cubes
2 zucchini (courgettes), rinsed, cleaned and sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
50 g /1/2 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
1 tsp dried thyme
4 tbsp white bread crumbs 200 g / 7 oz feta cheese
150 g / 5 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper Lettuce leaves, to serve

Method : Prep and cook time: 1 hour 20 min
1      Preheat the oven to 180C (375F / Gas Mark 5).
2      Roll out the pastry and cut out two circles for the base and lid of the pie.
3      Grease the pie dish with oil, line with pastry and scatter with a third of the hard cheese.
4      In a large bowl mix together the tomatoes, pumpkin, potatoes, zucchini (courgettes), onion, garlic, olives, thyme, bread crumbs, remaining hard cheese and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
5      Spoon the filling into the pie dish and scatter with crumbled feta.
6      Moisten the edge of the pastry case, place the lid on top and press to seal.
7      Top the pastry with the mozzarella slices and bake for around 40 minutes, covering with foil if it browns too quickly.
8      Remove from the oven, cut into slices, scatter with parsley and serve with lettuce leaves.