Leek & goat's cheese pie

Leek & goat's cheese pie

Filo pastry is such a versatile ingredient. Try it in this simple, spring-like veggie pie

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan160C/gas 4. Cook the onions in a little butter until golden and caramelised, about 10-15 minutes. Fry the leeks in a knob of butter until soft. Season well.
  2. Mix the onions, leeks, cheese, spinach and some seasoning in a bowl. Butter a large baking dish, lay 3 sheets filo on the bottom, buttering each layer (trim if you need to).
  3. Put 1/3 of the leek mix on top of the filo and add a further 3 layers of pastry. Add another 1/3 of the mixture with 3 more layers of filo, and finally add the last of the mixture and finish with the last 3 layers of the pastry and lots of butter. Score a criss-cross pattern on the top, then bake for about 30-40 minutes until crisp and golden. Cut into big pieces and eat with a simple salad.

PER SERVING

499 kcalories, protein 24.9g, carbohydrate 21.3g, fat 35.3 g, saturated fat 21.3g, fibre 2.4g, salt 2.41 g

Recipe from olive magazine, February 2010.

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  • 29 January 2010

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  • 03 April 2010

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  • 04 April 2010

    frolo743 commented on this recipe

    I'm soooooo pleased that the comments are back that i'm going to make this tomorrow ;-)

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  • 05 April 2010

    frolo743 commented on this recipe

    well - it was yummy. Devoured very quickly by all from 5-40+. I found the recipe needed no tweaking, I may add cooked chicken or mushrooms for variety when i make it for the 4th or 5th time.

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  • 06 April 2010

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

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    Such a disappointment - was chewey and salty. Will not be doing again.

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  • 17 April 2010

    Janet rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious!

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  • 28 June 2010

    kim31260 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great recipe, no need to add salt if your butter is salted. Works with soft and hard goat's cheese.

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  • 14 September 2010

    sheepmugs rated and commented on this recipe

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    I've made this a few times and it's absolutely delicious! Always goes down well...

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  • 29 November 2010

    greekabroad commented on this recipe

    what temperature should the oven be at please?

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  • 29 November 2010

    greekabroad commented on this recipe

    apologies just spotted it was at the beginning, many thanks for recipe

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  • 06 December 2010

    Jill commented on this recipe

    Do you need to wilt the spinach before mixing in? Worried will make the pie go soggy if not? Thanks

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  • 22 January 2011

    Jayne commented on this recipe

    I make this recipe loads but add mushrooms, change the goats cheese for Mozzarella & have even added chicken for a non veggie dish

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    12 April 2011

    Sam rated and commented on this recipe

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    Brilliant, easy and very tasty. It's not too heavy because of the filo pastry. I added some peas and served it with some mash. Will definitely be doing this again.

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  • 27 June 2011

    Res-eeps rated and commented on this recipe

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    Gorgeous! And you can mix and match with this one -- the key is to have some gutsy fried-off base flavours and a protein-y bit. Filo pastry is so versatile and rather less guilt-laden than puff, rough and shortcrust, but you <do> need to get to grips with it -- I'm not sure I would ever have managed to make it work for me were it not for numerous Good Food recipes hammering home the necessary layering, which seems so alien after the stodgy British pastries! With this basic recipe, awesome in its own right, you have a lot of scope for international flavours (look to spanakopita, chakshuka, Thai prawns, Italian Mozzarella and sundried tomatoes -- almost anything!) but you still get a gorgeous pie at the end of it!

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  • 05 October 2011

    Whyscott rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this for dinner last night. It was lovely. The only thing that I changed was that I grated the goat's cheese. Will make again but have been asked to include some meat in it. (men)

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  • 12 November 2011

    chilealan commented on this recipe

    Made with Feta and it was great. Also to answer a question above I added the hot Leek mix to the spinich which just wilted it enough.

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  • 17 November 2011

    Busymumof5 rated and commented on this recipe

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    I like to improvise where necessary so I changed this recipe a little but still, fantastic results ;) My children loved it.

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  • 28 November 2011

    drewsuse rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really yummy, easy to make too.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 onions , halved and sliced
  • 50g butter , melted, plus extra for frying
  • 250g leeks , sliced
  • 500g hard goat's cheese (I like Ribblesdale or Ribblesdale blue), cut into dice
  • 250g young leaf spinach , chopped
  • 12 sheets of filo pastry
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PER SERVING

499 kcalories, protein 24.9g, carbohydrate 21.3g, fat 35.3 g, saturated fat 21.3g, fibre 2.4g, salt 2.41 g

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