Hello friends, welcome back. Today I’m sharing another idea for a SAVORY PIE WITH PESTO. Yes, even though Genoese pesto should never be cooked, I decided to include it in this pie because when I make “lasagne al pesto,” I also bake it in the oven. I’m glad to have made this choice and hope it wins over your taste buds as well. It’s a delicious savory pie. Come discover the recipe.

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Economical
Portions: 6
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

Let’s see the ingredients needed to prepare our Savory Pie with Pesto

puff pastry (1 puff pastry but I made my own simple dough, I'll leave the link to the recipe here)
zucchini (14 oz)
onions (2)
to taste fine salt
to taste extra virgin olive oil
4 teaspoons Genoese pesto
Gruyere (1.75 oz cut into cubes)
to taste grated Parmesan (Parmesan or Pecorino if you prefer)

Steps

Let’s see the simple steps to make our savory pie with pesto.

Sauté the zucchini and onions in a pan with oil and salt. Once cooked, set them aside. I didn’t use parsley or anything else for flavoring because the pesto did it all.
You can use ready-made puff pastry or prepare my very simple dough; if you click the link, you’ll find the precise measurements➡️ Simple Dough Recipe – Bricciola in Cucina (giallozafferano.it). Below, I’ve included some photos of the process. Flour and salt in the center, oil and water, and the dough is ready. For this preparation, I used a wonderful quality flour from Molino Squillario. Click the link at the top of the page for all the info on this fantastic product.
Roll out the dough, make a layer of grated Parmesan, place the zucchini with onions on top, then add dollops of pesto here and there, and finally, cubes of Gruyere and another sprinkle of Parmesan.
Fold the dough and bake in a fan oven at 356°F for 25/30 minutes and check.
Remove from the oven and enjoy your little pie, which I hope will win you over.