This Easy Cheesy Vegetable Lattice Pie is impressive enough for Sunday lunch and simple enough for a weeknight supper.
When I posted a picture of this Easy Cheesy Vegetable Lattice Pie on Instagram it got such a positive reaction that I agreed to write up the recipe.
How to make Easy Cheesy Vegetable Lattice Pie
Ingredient quantities and full instruction are in the Recipe Card at the end of this article.
Make the sauce
Make a simple cheese and leek sauce as the base, for your pie. If you don’t have leeks use onions to add flavour.
What kind of cheese should I use?
Use any cheese that will melt well however, I recommend a mix of strong cheese like cheddar or Red Leicester with a good melting cheese like mozzarella. I also add some cream cheese but that is not essential.
If you like blue cheese then Stilton would also be a good choice.
Add the vegetables to the sauce
Add the vegetables, this is where you can get creative and use the vegetables you have available or the ones you like best.
I use carrots and spinach in the pie recipe, but you can also add frozen peas, red pepper. Anything that will boost the vegetable count, always a bonus when you are aiming for 5-a-day or 10-a-day.
Let the pie filling cool before adding the pastry or it will melt with the heat.
What kind of pie plate should I use?
Use a wide pie plate because then the filling heats up quickly again and provides the opportunity for the maximum crisp pastry, which is what pie is all about.
Make the lattice for the Easy Cheesy Vegetable Lattice Pie
It’s not difficult to make the lattice topping, cut long strips of pastry and attach it around the circumference of your pie plate.
Brush the pastry around the edge with beaten egg, then start to attach pastry strips, weaving them to get a basket effect.
Mend any breaks by pressing the pastry strips together and covering with a little disc of pastry. I cut these discs with the end of an icing/frosting nozzle, however, you can use any small cutter or cut them by hand.
Brush over the top of the pie with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. The sesame seeds also help to make it look a little special, but if you don’t have any don’t worry, it will still taste as good.
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Easy Cheesy Vegetable Lattice Pie
Ingredients
- 1 large (1 large) leek cleaned and finely chopped
- 1 large (1 large) carrot cut into fine julienne strips
- 25 grams (2 tbsp) butter
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) plain flour
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) vegetable oil
- 150 ml (¼ pint) milk or vegetable stock
- 1/4 teaspoon (¼ teaspoon) dried sage
- 1/4 teaspoon (¼ teaspoon) garlic granules
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) cream cheese
- 250 grams (8 oz) spinach
- 150 grams (1⅓ cups) grated mozzarella or mature cheddar
- 320 grams (11 oz) puff pastry sheet
- 1 (1) egg beaten
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat the butter and oil in a large pan, add the leek and carrot and cook on a low heat for about 8 minutes with the lid on, stir occasionally. You want the leek and carrots to soften but not colour.
- Turn the heat up to medium and add 1 tbsp flour, cook the flour for about five minutes, stirring.
- Slowly add the 150 ml (¼ pint) milk or stock, stirring all the time, to make a thick sauce, bring to a bubbling simmer and cook for about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the 1 tbsp cream cheese, 250 g (8 oz) spinach and ¼ tsp garlic granules. Replace the lid and let the spinach steam, once it has reduced stir it into the sauce. The moisture from the spinach will help to make the sauce slightly thinner.
- Take off the heat and add the 150 g (1 ⅓ cups) grated cheese, stir through the sauce and set aside to cool.
- Pre-heat the oven to 200C (400F)
- Butter a 27 cm (10 in) r pie dish and fill evenly with the sauce.
- Cut the 320 g (11 oz) pastry sheet into 1.5 cm (½ in) strips across the short edge.
- Brush the edge of the pie dish with beaten egg and stretch two strips to fit round the edge of the pie dish, then brush the top of the pastry strip with beaten egg.
- Attach the pastry strips to one edge of the pie, then add more strips at a 90 degree angle, then cross them over and under each other to make the lattice. If the pastry breaks or you have to join two pieces together you can cover the joins with circles of pastry cut with the end of an icing (frosting) nozzle or other small cutter.
- Brush the lattice with beaten egg and sprinkle with 1 tbsp sesame seeds.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
All That I'm Eating says
Really like the sound of this Janice, perfect for using up some veggies at the end of the week.
Janice Pattie says
Yes, definitely that kind of recipe. Easy to add different veg to the sauce too.
Nadia says
Oh this sounds like such a treat! Love how creamy the filling looks 😀
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Nadia, it was very good
Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet says
Oh, this looks so good! I’ve been craving pie for ages but still haven’t got around to it because I don’t have a clue where to start because I’m not much of a baker. I’ll just have to take the plunge.
Janice Pattie says
Not much baking to do with this pie, so I’m sure you will manage.
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says
Oh my that looks goooood. I love a cheesey pie! It’s nice to see a veggie pie for once 🙂
Janice Pattie says
No need for veggies to miss out on pie!
Choclette says
The latticing on this pie is fantastic. I’m hopeless at doing anything fiddly like this. It sounds scrumptious too.
Janice Pattie says
Thank you, it really isn’t that difficult and was very much a last minute thing with much patching!
Ace says
How much flour do you use, it isn’t in the ingredients ?
Janice Pattie says
Oops, thanks for letting me know, I use 1 tbsp plain flour and haves now added that to the ingredients. I hope you enjoy the pie!
Nimi Thakrar says
can I make this in advance and freeze before baking or after baking?
Janice Pattie says
Hi Nimi, I haven’t tried freezing it, but it should work okay if you freeze it before baking.
Nimi says
Fantastic. Thank you. Will have a go