Potato And Spinach Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g new potatoes, cooked
• 90 g butter or 90 g margarine, divided
• 1 large onion
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 250 g frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 1/4 cup red lentil, cooked
• 75 g feta cheese, crumbled
• 75 g cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 sheets phyllo pastry
• 1 tablespoon extra melted butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180c. spray a 23-cm round pie dish with cooking spray. cut potatoes into 2cm chunky pieces.
• 2 in a frying pan, heat half the butter over medium heat. add the onions and garlic and fry gently for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 3 add the spinach and cook a further 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 4 place the spinach mixture in a mixing bowl. add the potatoes, lentils, cheeses, eggs, mint, nutmeg and pepper. mix well.
• 5 melt remaining divided butter.
• 6 layer 3 sheets of pastry brushing each with melted butter. fold in half lengthwise. place that strip across the pie dish. repeat with remaining filo pastry.
• 7 place potato mixture in dish. fold overhanging filo strips over and into the centre. give the excess a twist.
• 8 brush the top with the extra butter, then bake for 30 minutes until crisp and golden.