Mykonos Onion Pie | Kremidopita
A delicious Greek onion pie from the island of Mykonos
Ingredients
- 2 lbs onions about 5-6 large, peeled and sliced in half
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- salt
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 box puff pastry containing 2 sheets thawed.*
Instructions
- Take each onion half and slice vertically about 4-5 times.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Once pan is hot, add in onions, and cook for 7-10 minutes. You want them to be soft and have a nice color.
- Next, add in tomato paste, salt, pepper, and paprika, mix well.
- Cook for 5-10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Line a 9 x 9 baking dish with some olive oil.
- Add one puff pastry sheet to bottom of pan, you may need to trim to line pan.
- When onions are done, pour onion mixture over pastry sheet.
- Add remaining pastry sheet over top of onions, again trimming to fit top.
- Score with a knife diagonally 3-4 times.
- Place in oven for 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove, let cool a few minutes, slice and serve!
Notes
*You can sub out the puff pastry and use phyllo (what we normally use when making Greek pies). For this recipe however, we wanted to try something different.
**Also, adding in some feta is never a bad idea!
**Also, adding in some feta is never a bad idea!