Slightly Spicy Grilled Vegetable Pie
Published September 4, 1993
- Total Time
- 2 hours 15 minutes
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Ingredients
THE CRUST
¾ cup flour
½ cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut in pieces
2 tablespoons ice water
THE BEANS
1 ½ cups canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 clove garlic, peeled
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 teaspoon olive oil
THE VEGETABLES
4 medium zucchini, trimmed and cut lengthwise into ¼-inch-thick slices, grilled until tender but not soft and cut across into ½-inch pieces
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
3 red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded, deribbed and cut into ½-inch dice
3 yellow bell peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded, deribbed and cut into ½-inch dice
1 cup grilled corn
Preparation
- Step 1
To make the crust, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and cayenne in a bowl. Rub in the butter. Take out ¼ cup of the mixture and set aside. Add the ice water and stir just until mixture forms into a ball. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
- Step 2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll out the crust between 2 layers of plastic wrap. Remove the top layer of plastic and invert into a 9-inch pie plate. Peel off the plastic, fit the dough into the plate and trim the edges. Line the pie plate with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 25 minutes. Carefully lift out the foil and set the crust aside.
- Step 3
To make the beans, place all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Set aside. To make the vegetables, season the zucchini with salt and pepper. In a bowl, toss together the roasted peppers and grilled corn. Season with salt and pepper.
- Step 4
To assemble, spread half of the bean puree over the crust. Top with half of the zucchini, pressing it into the bean puree. Top with half of the pepper mixture. Spread the remaining bean puree over the pepper mixture. Top with the remaining pepper mixture and then the zucchini, pressing each layer down. Sprinkle the top with the reserved crumb mixture. Bake for 45 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.
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I added roasted delicata squash for a bit more veggie variety. I did not think it would set and hold together as a pie, that it would fall apart upon serving. But it held together very well. Used a mashed Yukon gold potato topping with some grated Asiago cheese instead of bread crumbs. Very tasty!
@Opie What is the reserved crumb mixture? I don’t see it. And what did you do with mashed potatoes?
