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Kale and mushroom savoury baklava

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories:
Author: Becca Heyes

Recipe printed from www.easycheesyvegetarian.com

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, halved then thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ~ 6 medium mushrooms, diced
  • 2 large handfuls curly kale, roughly chopped
  • 250 g ricotta cheese (~ 1 cup)
  • ~ 15 black olives, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Spray oil or melted butter
  • 50 g filo pastry (~ 10 sheets measuring 9x6 inches)
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tbsp chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan, and add the onion. Cook over a medium-low heat for 5-10 minutes, until soft and lightly caramelised. Add the garlic and mushrooms, and cook for a few more minutes until they’re soft. Next add the kale, and again cook for a couple more minutes, until slightly wilted.
  • Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, and leave for a few minutes to cool. Add the ricotta, olives and parsley, season generously, and mix well to combine.
  • Heat the oven to 190°C (Gas Mark 5 / 375°F).
  • Lightly grease a baking sheet (I used spray oil, but you could use melted butter if you prefer), and lay out one sheet of filo pastry (I had 10 sheets in total, measuring approx. 9x6 inches each). Lightly grease the pastry, and add another layer. Continue until you have 5 layers of pastry.
  • Add the filling mixture to the pastry, and spread it out into an even layer. Add the remaining 5 sheets of filo pastry, again lightly spraying with oil or brushing with melted butter between each sheet.
  • Cut diamond shapes through the top layers of pastry - don’t cut quite to the edges, so it still holds together. Top with more black pepper, and bake for around 30 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy.
  • Serve drizzled with a small amount of honey, and sprinkled with chopped walnuts.

Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.