Silver Beet Ricotta And Feta Pie Food

SILVER BEET RICOTTA AND FETA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced).
• Grease a 6cm deep x 20 cm (base) round spring form pan and line the base and sides with baking/parchment paper and place on a large baking tray.
• Remove and discard stems from the the silver beet (kale) and roughly chop the leaves.
• Heat a fry pan/skillet over high heat and cook silver beet in batches stirring for 2 minutes or until wilted (how many batches will depend on the size of your pan) and transfer to a colander over a large bowl and using the back of a large spoon press silver beet/kale to drain excess liquid and cool for 5 minutes.
• Combine onion, ricotta, feta, lemon rind, eggs and 1 cup of cheddar (tasty) cheese in a large bowl and add silver beet and add seasoning of salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Place 1 tortilla in the base of the prepared spring form pan and spread one-third of silver beet mixture over tortilla and repeat layers twice with tortillas and silver beet mix and finish with a tortilla and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of cheddar (tasty) cheese.
• Bake, uncovered for 5 minutes or until golden and then stand in pan for 5 minutes before you remove from the pan and cut into wedges.

CRISPY GREEK-STYLE PIE

Steps:

• Put the spinach into a large pan. Pour over a couple tbsp water, then cook until just wilted. Tip into a sieve, leave to cool a little, then squeeze out any excess water and roughly chop. Roughly chop the tomatoes and put into a bowl along with the spinach, feta and eggs. Mix well.
• Carefully unroll the filo pastry. Cover with some damp sheets of kitchen paper to stop it drying out. Take a sheet of pastry and brush liberally with some of the sundried tomato oil. Drape oil-side down in a 22cm loosebottomed cake tin so that some of the pastry hangs over the side. Brush oil on another piece of pastry and place in the tin, just a little further round. Keep placing the pastry pieces in the tin until you have roughly three layers, then spoon over the filling. Pull the sides into the middle, scrunch up and make sure the filling is covered. Brush with a little more oil.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cook the pie for 30 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden brown. Remove from the cake tin, slice into wedges and serve with salad.

SPINACH RICOTTA PIE WITH A HINT OF FETA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a heavy pot over high heat.
• Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Add the spinach in batches, if necessary, and saute until the ribbons are just wilted.
• Lightly beat the ricotta and the eggs together in a bowl.
• Add the spinach mixture, feta, oregano and salt and pepper.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Pour the batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake for about 40 minutes, until the top is lightly browned.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.