Chaniotiko Boureki (Greek Potato, Zucchini, and Cheese Pie)
Rustic Cretan zucchini, potato, and cheese pie is topped with a single sheet of homemade phyllo for an approachable take on a Greek classic.
Time3 hr
Yield6 portions
Energy370 kcal
Components1
Ingredients
- potato layers
- 700gpotatomandoline, 2mm
- 25gflour, white
- 0.125tspsalt
- 0.25tspspice, pepper
- 0.5tspherb, thyme, dried
- 15mloil, olive, regular
- courgette layers
- 700gcourgettemandoline, 2mm
- 25gflour, white
- 0.125tspsalt
- 0.25tspspice, pepper
- 0.5tspherb, thyme, dried
- 15mloil, olive, regular
- tomato layers
- 4tomato (small (80g))≈ 320 g tomatograted
- cheese layers
- 1370g batchMyzithra (Cretan Cheese)
- 0.25tspmonosodium glutamate
- 15gherb, mint, fresh
- 2clovegarlic
- oiling layers
- 10mloil, olive, regular
Instructions
Process
- NOTE: possibly too many courgettes, ended up with multiple layers of them
- Potatoes:
- Mandoline 2-3mm thick
- Toss with the flour etc, ensuring no slices stuck together
- Toss with the oil
- Courgettes
- Mandoline 2-3mm thick
- Toss with the flour etc, ensuring no slices stuck together
- Toss with the oil
- Tomatoes:
- Freeze, then grate coarsely
- Allow excess water to drain away but no need to squeeze
- Cheese
- Mix all of this together; should seem strongly seasoned at this point.
- Assembly:
- Lightly oil the baking dish - large is fine, not extra-large.
- Layers - lightly pressing down as they are built:
- Half the potatoes, overlapping closely
- Some oil
- Half the tomato
- Half the cheese
- All of the courgettes
- Some oil
- Remaining tomato
- Remaining cheese
- Remaining potatoes
- Remaining oil
- Baking:
- Cover tightly with foil
- Bake for 45 minutes at 180C
- Remove foil, press down again if necessary
- Bake for 30 minutes at 180C - until the potatoes are completely tender and the top is browned.
- Allow to rest at least 30 minutes before portioning; will taste even better warm than piping hot.
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 370 | 2218 |
| Protein | 15.8 | 94.6 |
| Carbohydrates | 33.1 | 198.6 |
| Total Sugars | 7.0 | 42.3 |
| Free Sugars | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Fat | 18.8 | 112.9 |
| Saturated Fat | 9.0 | 54.2 |
| Fibre | 4.7 | 28.0 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| Iron | 1.99 | 11.9 |
| Calcium | 459 | 2760 |
| Vitamin B12 | 3 | 18 |
| Omega 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesium | 93.4 | 561 |
| Potassium | 1560 | 9340 |
| Caffeine | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | £0.95 | £5.71 |
Component details (1)
Aggregated amounts used by this recipe.
- Myzithra (Cretan Cheese) — Amount required: 1 370g batch