Zucchini & Feta Pie

This is such a perfect summer dinner! Zucchini is usually so large and beautiful in the summer. And if you or a family member has a garden, you know that it is abundant this time of year. People are giving it away, begging everyone they know to take some! Try this dish, which features the zucchini itself, instead of relegating it to the side like usual! We’re always trying to find a new way to eat zucchini – we probably zoodle it more often than necessary! {“Chicken Lo Mein” Zoodles, Zoodles with Roasted Chickpeas, Caliente Chicken & Zoodles, French Onion Chicken Zoodles, Mediterranean Cucumber-Zoodle Salad}

Oh and side note. Please feel free to make your own pie dough. I’m sure it would be better than my freezer-case dough, but I was just not feeling making my own today! And see our Spinach & Feta Gözleme recipe for my rant about feta cheese. Go try some delicious, not pre-crumbled feta today!

Zucchini & Feta Pie

Ingredients: 

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 large onion, sliced
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 2 zucchini, sliced
• Pre-made pie dough
• 6oz feta cheese
• Fresh basil, chopped

Instructions: 

1. Place all of the sliced zucchini in a colander over the sink and toss with salt. Allow to sit and dehydrate while preparing the onions.
2. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
3. Add the sliced onions and toss to coat the onions with the butter.
4. Saute onions until caramelized, stirring occasionally and covering with pan’s lid in between stirrings. [Truly caramelized onions take AT LEAST 30 minutes, if not more like an hour! I get most of my cooking tips from The Kitchn, you should too!]
5. Follow the directions on your pre-made dough. Spray a pie pan and place the dough in there to line it. (If the packaging indicates your dough should be baked for more than 30 minutes at 375 degrees, go ahead and pre-bake it a little bit.)
6. When onions are done, place them in the pie pan, forming the bottom layer of the pie.
7. Add the sliced zucchini to the pan that held the onions and cover for just 2 minutes, so they soften up a little bit.
8. Place a layer of zucchini on top of the onions.
9. Follow this with a layer of scattered feta chunks, followed by another layer of zucchini, more feta, and lastly, a layer of zucchini. Sprinkle some chopped basil through the layers.
   • To recap: layer 1 – onions; layer 2 – zucchini; layer 3 – feta; layer 4 – zucchini; layer 5 – feta; layer 6 – zucchini.
10. Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
11. Top with a little bit more fresh basil.

Serves 3 as a main dish; 6 as a side.