1 bunch shallots/spring onions/long
green onions
80 g unsalted butter
1 bunch silverbeet, leaves removed
from stems
¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil
2 large zucchini, thinly sliced
200 g crumblable (totes a word –
means able to be crumbled) cheese
like smoked cheddar, feta or
Mersey Valley
2 tbsp sour cream
1 egg, separated
2 tsp plain flour, plus extra for dusting
3 sheets all butter puff pastry
1 tbsp each nigella and caraway seeds
Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease and line a large heavy-based tray with baking paper.
Chop shallots and place on prepared tray with butter. Bake for 3–5 minutes or until you’ve thinly sliced the stems of the silverbeet. Scatter over the top of the shallots and drizzle with half the oil. Bake for 5 minutes. Add zucchini to tray and drizzle with remaining oil, then return to the oven for 5 minutes. Scatter shredded silverbeet leaves over zucchini layer and return to the oven for 5 minutes or until wilted and all veg is softened. Use baking paper to transfer veg mixture to a large bowl. Add cheese, sour cream, egg white and flour and mix to combine. Season to taste and chill until required.
Meanwhile, lightly flour a work surface and place two sheets of puff pastry on top of one another. Roll out with a rolling pin, then using the third piece of pastry as a guide, roll out 4 cm beyond the third piece of pastry when positioned in the middle. Then cut rolled out puff to form a large circle. Transfer pastry to baking tray. Place filling in the middle of the pastry, leaving a 4 cm border. Place third piece of pastry over the top of the filling and press to seal the pastry. Use a hand to cup around the filling and form a dome. Use a small sharp knife to create lines over the top of the dome. Brush all over with the egg yolk and scatter with nigella and caraway seeds. Fold edges in and brush once more with egg yolk. Bake for 25–30 minutes or until pastry is cooked through and the pie moves easily on the pan, which means the bottom is cooked also. Stand for 10 minutes then cut and serve.
BÉCHAMEL
50 g butter