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Kolokythopita (Greek Zucchini Pie)

Name: Kolokythopita (Greek Zucchini Pie)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 kg zucchini, coarsely grated and squeezed very dry; 6 sheets phyllo pastry; 200 g feta, crumbled; 3 eggs; 4 spring onions, chopped; A handful each of dill, mint and parsley, chopped; 100 g olive oil; Salt and pepper

Summer in phyllo: grated zucchini with herbs and feta wrapped in crackling pastry.

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1Squeeze the grated zucchini thoroughly — bone dry is the goal.

2Mix with feta, eggs, onions, herbs, salt and pepper.

3Oil a tray, line with 3 phyllo sheets buttered with olive oil, spread the filling, cover with 3 more sheets and score into squares.

4Bake at 180°C for 45-50 minutes until deep golden. Serve warm or room temperature.

Chef's Tip

Salt and squeeze the zucchini until the gratings are dry; zucchini is mostly water and wet filling ruins the pastry.

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Use dill, mint and parsley together — the blend, not a single herb, defines the flavor.
Score the top into squares before baking for clean portions.

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Kolokythopita (Greek Zucchini Pie)

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