Kolokythopita (Greek: Κολοκυθόπιτα) is a savory Greek
pie
A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Sweet pies may be filled with fruit (as in an apple pie), nuts ( pecan pie), brown sugar ( sugar pie), swe ...
made from
phyllo and stuffed with a filling made primarily of
zucchini and
feta. Its name is a compound word which derives from "kolokýthi," (Greek for zucchini), and "pita" (Greek for pie). It is generally served as a snack or as an
hors d'œuvre
An hors d'oeuvre ( ; french: hors-d'œuvre ), appetiser or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the m ...
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Kolokythopita: Zucchini Pie
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References
Greek pastries
Cheese dishes
Savoury pies
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