Feta, chard and spinach filo pie (zelnik) recipe | delicious. magazine

Feta, chard and spinach filo pie (zelnik) recipe | delicious. magazine

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This Bulgarian Zelnik pie is packed with feta and dark, leafy greens. It's a wonderful savoury treat that's perfect for summer lunches.

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Ingredients

  • 5 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 5 shallots, thinly sliced into rings
  • ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 200g rainbow chard (or kale), leaves torn to shreds and stalks cut into matchsticks
  • 200g young leaf spinach
  • 2 large fresh mint sprigs, leaves picked
  • Good handful lovage (optional, if in season)
  • 1 large free-range egg, lightly beaten, plus an extra egg, beaten, to glaze
  • 300g white feta-style sheep’s cheese, crumbled
  • 40g unsalted butter, melted
  • 270g filo pastry
  • 1 tbsp caraway seeds

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