Herb pie with Vlita (Amaranth Greens)

INGREDIENTS

Filling:

  • 1 kg vlita (Amaranth greens)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • fresh onions
  • 2 bundles of parsley or plenty of fresh mint
  • salt, pepper
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients for the fillo pastry:

IMPLEMENTATION

Chop the vlita and sauté with plenty of chopped onions, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Then let it cook and drain.  Mix the ingredients for the pastry, knead them together and spread them to create 2 thick pastry sheets. Spread one sheet on the bottom of a baking tray and layer the vlita on top. Use the other sheet to cover the mixture then glaze the pastry with olive oil or butter. Oven bake in medium temperature until the pie is covered with a golden-brown crust.

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