The Greeks can't live without their delicious pies. Hortopita is one of the most popular pies in Greece, which also happens to be our favourite. Having compared various recipes, I finally came up with my own which, I must admit, turned out great! Leafy greens such as spinach, parsley, mint and coriander are brimming with fiber along with minerals, vitamins and plant-based substances that may help protect you from heart disease, diabetes and perhaps even cancer.
Ingredients
- 10 pastry (fyllo) sheets
- 5 bunches spinach
- 1 cup mint, finely chopped
- 1 cup parsley, finely chopped,
- 1 cup coriander, finely chopped
- 2 leeks cut in rings
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 4 spring onions, finely chopped
- 450 gr feta cheese, grated
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- some olive oil for brushing the fyllo sheets
- salt and pepper
Hortopita - Green Veg Pie
Fyllo sheets, leeks, leafy greens, onions, feta cheese, olive oil
Directions
- Cut the white part of the leeks in rings and boil for 10 minutes. Then drain
- Boil the spinach for 10 minutes and drain.
- In a large bowl, mix the parsley, the mint, the onions, the spring onions, and the leeks and spinach when they are cold enough.
Mix all the greens, the feta cheese, the olive oil, onions and eggs
- Add the eggs, the feta cheese, the olive oil, salt and pepper and mix.
- Brush the bottom and sides of a pan or pyrex dish with some olive oil and line it with half the fyllo leaves, brushing each one with olive oil.
Brush each fyllo sheet with some olive oil
Spread the filling evenly
Carve into square pieces and bake in a pre-heated, medium oven till golden brown.
- Spread the green veggies filling evenly and cover with the remaining fyllo sheets, brushing each one with some olive oil and folding any overlapping edges.
- With a sharp knife, carve into square pieces and bake in a pre-heated, medium oven till golden brown.
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