Greek Spinach and Cheese Pie

Ingredients

• 250g baby spinach
• 400g feta, crumbled
• 400g ricotta, crumbled
• ½ bunch spring onions, chopped
• ¼ cup mint, finely chopped
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
• 14 sheets filo pastry
• 50g butter
• 1/3 cup rice bran oil
• 1 tsp Sesame seeds

Method

• Preheat oven to 180ºC using base fan oven function.
• Blanch spinach till wilted. Drain and squeeze out excess moisture.
• In a large bowl, mix together spinach, feta, ricotta, spring onions, mint, eggs, nutmeg and pepper.
• Melt butter and rice bran oil in a small saucepan.
• Grease a baking dish measuring 25cm x 35cm.
• Trim filo to fit baking dish.
• Brush a sheet of filo pastry with the oil and butter and place in the baking dish. Repeat with seven more sheets of filo pastry.
• Spread filling into baking dish evenly.
• Brush the remaining 6 sheets of filo pastry with butter and oil and place on top of filling. Sprinkle top of pie with sesame seeds.
• Bake in oven for 30 - 40 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.