Mediterranean pie

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2,5 dl potato rice
• 2 dl oat flour
• ½ dl olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 dl milk
• 1½ dl oat flakes
• Filling:
• ½ red bell pepper
• 1 onion
• 1-2 cloves of garlic
• ½ pot fresh sage
• dash of oil for frying
• 2 dl cream
• 1 dl milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp lemon pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 100 g feta cheese/grated cheese
• 150g cherry tomatoes in assorted colours
• basil, to serve

Recipe

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Begin by making the crust. Mix together all of the ingredients for the crust in a big bowl until they come together to form an even dough. Lightly grease a pie dish (27 cm) with oil and tip the dough into the dish. Press the dough evenly into the dish, using the oat flour to help. Prick holes in the base with a fork. Pre-bake the crust in the middle of the oven for around 10-15 minutes, until it has browned lightly and the edges are crisp.

Begin to chop the vegetables and onions. Chop the onion and cloves of garlic. Cube the bell pepper and slice the cherry tomatoed in half. Finely chop the sage. Add a dash of oil to the frying pan and lightly fry the onions, bell pepper and sage for a few minutes, stirring, until they are softened nicely.

Next, mix together the cream, milk, eggs, and seasonings. Stir until you have broken the egg yolks evenly in the bowl. Spread the fried vegetable mix over the pre-baked pie crust. Sprinkle over an even layer of feta cheese cubes. Then pour the egg and milk mix into the pie dish and then finally add halved cherry tomatoes. Bake the pie in the middle of the oven for approximately 30 minutes until the filling has set and darkened in colour slightly. Leave to cool before serving, and garnish with basil.

Recipe and pictures by Veera’s Kitchen / @keittionurkka / keittionurkka.com