Phyllo Vegetable Pie
- 1 lemon
- 1 egg
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- 12 teaspoon chili flakes, optional
- 2 packages spinach leaves
- 12 cup raisins
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 12 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
- 6 sheets phyllo pastry
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 12 cups thick spaghetti sauce
- To make rice filling, (can be made a day in advance).
- Finely grate 1 teaspoon (5 mL) lemon peel.
- squeeze out 1 tablespoon (15 mL) lemon juice.
- In a mixing bowl beat egg and stir in rice, ricotta, 1 cup (250 mL) mozzarella, lemon peel and juice.
- To make spinach filling, (can be made a day in advance).
- Heat 1 tablespoon (15 mL) oil in a large frying pan set over medium heat.
- Add onions, garlic and chili flakes, if using.
- Saute until onions have softened, about 5 minutes.
- Wash and tear spinach into bite-size pieces, discarding stems.
- Add to onions and sprinkle with raisins, cinnamon and salt.
- Stir occasionally, just until wilted, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in 1/2 cup (125 mL) mozzarella.
- Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
- To assemble pie, have fillings ready as phyllo quickly dries out.
- Place a sheet of phyllo worktop, then cover remaining phyllo with dampened paper towel until ready to use.
- Lightly brush both sides of phyllo with oil.
- Place in a 9-inch (23-cm) pie plate so 1 edge of phyllo is even with one edge of oiled plate, covering bottom and sides and hanging over rim on other side.
- Repeat with remaining phyllo, placing each into pie plate so longer ends are evenly spaced in a circular pattern around rim.
- Pour half of rice mixture onto bottom and smooth.
- Top with half of spinach mixture, then spread with 3/4 cup (175 mL) spaghetti sauce.
- Repeat, ending with 3/4 cup (175 mL) spaghetti sauce.
- Bring hanging ends of phyllo up over filling.
- Do not pat down ends of phyllo.
- Phyllo should have a rough appearance.
- Bake in centre of 375F (190C) oven until phyllo is golden and centre of filling is hot, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Cool 5 minutes before slicing into wedges.
- If desired you can cover and refrigerate unbaked pie for up to 1 day.
- Bake cold pie in 375F (190C) oven from 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.
lemon, egg, rice, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, olive oil, onions, garlic, chili flakes, spinach leaves, raisins, cinnamon, mozzarella cheese, pastry, olive oil, sauce
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/phyllo-vegetable-pie-20488 (may not work)