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Big bold flavours make this perfect for a hearty winter meal.  To serve this for a snack, cut into small pieces.

Prep time – 25 mins

Cooking time – 35 mins

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Serves 4

Ingredients:

2 Tbspolive oil
250-300g bagbaby spinach
2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
pich ofchilli flakes
½ (approx 650g)butternut
1 sprigrosemary, finely chopped
2 sheetsready rolled puff pastry
1/3 cuponion relish
50gMainland Blue Vein cheese
50g (approx ½ cup)Mainland grated parmesan
1egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line two baking sheets with baking paper.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan and add the spinach, garlic and chilli and cook until wilted; around 1-2 minutes. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out any excess liquid in a clean tea towel. Set aside to cool.
  • Peel the butternut and remove the seeds. Thinly slice the pumpkin to 2-3mm thick slices. Toss with the remaining oil and rosemary.
  • Put the pastry sheets on the tray and score a 1 cm line around the edge to create a border but don’t cut through the pastry. Prick with a fork inside the scored edges.
  • Smear the onion relish over the two pieces of pastry, inside the edge, then top with the spinach. Add the pumpkin in slightly overlapping layers. Crumble the blue vein over the pumpkin and sprinkle with the parmesan. Brush the edge of the pastry with the egg wash.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden. Cut into slices to serve.

The Mainland Special Reserve range is available at supermarkets and retailers nationwide. For this and more Mainland recipes to make and share, head to nzherald.co.nz/eatwell


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