Herb and hazelnut pie recipe
- 250 g (8.8oz) pate feuilletee, or 1 packet puff pastry
- 2 eggplants (aubergine)
- 3 capsicums (peppers), in different colours
- 2 zucchini (courgettes)
- 4 small onions
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 150 ml (5.3fl oz) olive oil
- 2 bunches basil
- 100 g (3.5oz) hazelnuts
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 1 egg
- Chop the eggplants, capsicums and zucchini into large cubes.
- Peel and finely chop the onions.
- Mix the vegetables together, add 1 sprig of rosemary and the bay leaf and drizzle with the olive oil.
- Arrange everything in a baking dish and bake for 3 hours at 150C (300F/Gas 2) they should be well stewed down.
- Stir the vegetables regularly during cooking.
- Pluck and finely chop the basil leaves.
- Place the hazelnuts on a baking tray and lightly toast at 180C (350F/Gas 4) for 5 minutes, then rub in a clean tea towel (dish towel) to remove the skins.
- Add them to the slow-cooked vegetables, along with the basil leaves.
- Season and allow to cool.
- Divide the dough in half and roll out two rectangles of the same size until about 3 mm (1/8 inch) thick.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and lay one rectangle of dough on top.
- Spread the slow-cooked vegetables over the pastry dough, leaving a 1 cm ( 1/2 inch) border all around.
- Whisk the egg with 3 teaspoons of water and glaze the edges.
- Cover with the second piece of pastry.
- Seal the two rectangles of pastry dough together by pinching the edges with the back of a fork.
- Glaze the top of the pie and decorate with the remaining sprig of rosemary.
- Bake at 180C (350F/Gas 4) for 30 minutes.
pate, eggplants, peppers, zucchini, onions, rosemary, bay leaf, bunches basil, hazelnuts, salt, egg
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/22372/herb-and-hazelnut-pie-recipe (may not work)