Photo: Priscilla Du Preez
Layered squash, barley & spinach pie
21 ingredients
40 min
Serves 4 - 8
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A spectacular veggie Christmas centrepiece - when sliced, it looks stunning, and the flavours go brilliantly with all your favourite trimmings
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1599
Calories
55g
Protein
74g
Fat
179g
Carbs
Counts 18 of 20 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Barley | 1 cup cooked (157g) | 193 |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Chestnut | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 small butternut squash (about 1kg/2lb 4oz), peeled and cubed
- 3 tbsp olive oil , plus a little extra for brushing
- 3 onions , finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves , crushed
- 100g mushrooms , sliced
- 85g whole cooked chestnuts , quartered
- 100g pearl barley
- 1.2l vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- zest 1 lemon
- 250g/9oz tub ricotta
- 200g full-fat soft cheese
- ½ x 20g/1oz pack sage , leaves picked and chopped
- 400g baby spinach
- 20g pack parsley , leaves chopped
- 700g plain flour
- 140g butter
- 85g/3oz white vegetable shortening (we used Trex)
- 100ml milk
- 1 egg , lightly beaten
- few bay leaves (optional)
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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