This recipe at Chez Wayville dates from 2009 - a year of (eating like a) vegan.
It is simply delicious. It was another one of Monsieur D's specialities. It's extremely healthy and low fat and the phyllo pastry is a reward for being good.
I have copied the recipe below and coverted it to metric but here is the link to the original. We also leave the "nutritional yeast" out. Enjoy.
Spinach and Artichoke Pie
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped fine
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 350-450g baby spinach (I used the pre-washed, bagged kind)
- 450g extra-firm tofu
- 1 tsp. salt, or to taste
- 2 tsp. dried oregano
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. minced Kalamata olives
- pinch cayenne
- 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 can quartered artichokes, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup of toasted pinenuts or slightly crushed slivered almonds
- 12 sheets phyllo pastry, thawed
- olive oil in spray bottle
Instructions
- Sauté the onion and garlic in a large, deep non-stick pan for 3 minutes. Add the spinach and 2 tablespoons water, stir, and cover the pan. (If you couldn’t fit all of the spinach in, wait a minute for the spinach to shrink and add more.) Cook until the spinach is completely wilted and shrunken. Set aside.
- While the spinach is cooking, mash the tofu and stir in the nutritional yeast and all the seasonings, including the olives. Add the artichokes, almonds, and the spinach mixture, and mix well.
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees and lightly spray a 20-30cm baking dish with olive oil. Unwrap the phyllo dough and arrange it beside the baking dish as described above. Lay a sheet of phyllo over the bottom of the pan, spray it lightly with olive oil, and repeat the process until you have 6 sheets in the bottom of the pan. Make sure the remaining phyllo is covered with a damp cloth, and pour the spinach-tofu filling into the pan, spreading it to completely cover the phyllo. Repeat the phyllo process, covering the filling with six more sheets, spraying each one lightly. Make sure to spray the top sheet thoroughly, so that there are no un-oiled spots.
- With a sharp knife, cut through the top layer of phyllo to form 9-12 equal pieces. (This helps to keep the phyllo from breaking when you cut it after baking).
- Put it in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, until the top is lightly browned. Enjoy!
Preparation time: 20 minute(s) | Cooking time: 35 minute(s