Eggplant pie with onions and anthotyro

Source : Wash The Eggplants And Cut Them Into Cubes Place Them In A Strainer Season With Plenty Of Salt And Set Them Aside For 20 To Lose Their Bitternes Was...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : September 13, 2026

Step:

  1. Wash the eggplants and cut them into cubes. Place them in a strainer, season with plenty of salt and set them aside for 20' to lose their bitternes. Wash and dry well.

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  2. Cut the onions into round slices and finely chop the garlic. Heat 2/3 of the oil and sauté the onions with the eggplants until they are tender.

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  3. Add the garlic and continue to sauté for 2-3΄. Add the tomatoes and boil until all the liquids are absorbed. Remove from heat and add the basil and the sun-dried tomatoes. Set aside to cool.

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  4. Then, add half of the kefalotyri and the anthotyro and mix softly.

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  5. Line a large baking tray brushed with oil with 3-4 filo sheets, brushing a little oil between them and sprinkling with a little kefalotyri. Spread the filling.

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  6. Cover with the remaining filo sheets, once more brushing them with oil and sprinkling with kefalotyri. Bring the excess edges of the filo sheets together, forming a decorative ring around the pie.

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  7. Bake the eggplant pie at 200°C until golden brown.

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Ingredients

  1. 6-8 country style filo sheets (either store bought or homemade)
  2. 1 cup olive oil
  3. 4 eggplants
  4. 400 g crumbled anthotyro (traditional Greek fresh cheese)
  5. 260 g grated kefalotyri (traditional Greek hard salted yellow cheese)
  6. 4 onions
  7. 3 cloves garlic
  8. 3 tomatoes, ripe and firm without their skin and seeds, finely chopped
  9. 3 tbsp finely choppd basil
  10. 2 sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped
  11. salt
  12. freshly ground pepper

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