Recipe: Trahanas Pie with Zucchini and Basil

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A nutritious and flavourful savoury pie, made with simple ingredients and full of fresh summer taste.

Ingredients

Serves 6

  • 1 kg zucchini
  • 50 ml fresh milk
  • 30 g strained Greek yogurt
  • 8 large basil leaves, finely chopped
  • 40 g cornmeal
  • 3 eggs
  • 250 g sour trahanas
  • 250 g myzithra cheese, crumbled
  • 100 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper

Method

Step 1

Grate the zucchini, lightly salt it, and gently squeeze it with your hands to remove some of its moisture (without drying it out completely).

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Place a baking tray in the oven with the olive oil spread across the bottom and allow it to heat up. In a large bowl, combine the zucchini, eggs, milk, yogurt, trahanas, myzithra, basil, salt, and pepper. Mix well until the ingredients are evenly incorporated.

Step 3

Remove the hot baking tray from the oven and sprinkle it with a little cornmeal. Pour in the mixture and spread it into a thin, even layer. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until golden brown.

Source: cantina.gr