Cottage cheese and garden vegetable pot pie
American 30 Mins Prep · 45 Mins Cook
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine 150g flour and ½ tsp salt. Pour 80m oil and water into a jug but do not mix. Using a fork, stir the liquid into the dry ingredients gently, until the dough begins to form a ball. If the dough is too crumbly, add another tablespoon of cold water. Pat the dough into a flat disc and wrap it in cling film. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.
- To make the filling, finely dice the onion, carrots, celery and courgettes. Mince the garlic and chop the asparagus into 3cm pieces. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pot over a medium heat. Sauté the onion, carrots and celery for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add the courgette, garlic, asparagus and peas. Cook for a further 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with thyme, salt and pepper. Add the flour into the pot, stirring to coat all the vegetables. After approx. 2 minutes add the stock and cottage cheese and stir to form a creamy sauce. Simmer for approx. 5 minutes until it thickens slightly. Finely chop the parsley. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the fresh parsley.
- Pour the filling into the oval pie dish, approx. 30cm.
- Roll the dough out between two sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Using a pizza cutter, cut into 1cm strips. Place them in diagonal lines across the filling and repeat in the other direction. Use the excess dough to plait a braid for the rim of the pie.
- Bake the pot pie for 30-35 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
- Allow the pie to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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