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Open leek & sweet potato pie

Open leek & sweet potato pie served in a pie dish

Open leek & sweet potato pie

Name: Open leek & sweet potato pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil plus extra for brushing; 2 large leeks washed and sliced; 2 sweet potatoes peeled and roughly chopped into 2cm cubes; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 2 fat garlic cloves crushed; 150g ricotta; 2 large eggs; 1 lemon zested; 100g robust leafy greens such as cavalo nero or kale, finely shredded, tough core removed; 1 small pack dill chopped; 1 pack filo pastry (around 12 sheets); 80g goat’s cheese; 1 tsp nigella seeds (optional); peppery salad to serve

Sophie Godwin – Cookery writer

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

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Bake a pie for the ultimate comfort food. Our veggie version with leek and sweet potatoes won't disappoint – and using filo pastry cuts down the fat

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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3 tbsp olive oil

plus extra for brushing
2 large leeks

washed and sliced
2 sweet potatoes

peeled and roughly chopped into 2cm cubes
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 fat garlic cloves

crushed
150g ricotta
2 large eggs
1 lemon

zested
100g robust leafy greens

such as cavalo nero or kale, finely shredded, tough core removed
1 small pack dill

chopped
1 pack filo pastry

(around 12 sheets)
80g goat’s cheese
1 tsp nigella seeds

(optional)
peppery salad

to serve

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal523
fat17g
saturates6g
carbs70g
sugars12g
fibre8g
protein18g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large ovenproof frying pan. Add the leeks and a pinch of salt, then cook over a medium heat for a couple of mins until beginning to wilt. Tip in the sweet potato, cover the pan then cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 mins until the potato is mostly softened. Stir in the coriander seeds, chilli flakes, garlic and season. Give everything a gentle stir – you want the potato to remain intact as much as possible – then remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together the ricotta, eggs and lemon zest with some seasoning. Stir in the greens and dill, then scrape in the sweet potato filling, (set aside the frying pan afterwards) and fold everything together. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7.
step 3

Lay your first sheet of filo in the frying pan you used for the sweet potato (no need to wash it first). Brush the top with a little oil, then continue to layer the filo, setting each sheet at a different angle and oiling in between the layers until all edges of the pan are covered. Spoon the filling on top of the pastry, dot over the goat’s cheese, then crumple the pastry in over the filling, leaving the centre of the pie exposed. Brush the top with a little more oil and scatter over the nigella seeds, if using.
step 4

Turn the hob back on and cook the pie over a medium-low heat for 3 mins to ensure the base is crisp, then transfer to the oven and bake for 12-15 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden. Let the pie cool in the pan for 10 mins before slicing.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2018

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