Wow, that is a nice looking meal, and you are right about the pie looking nice. It is great when you can get a nice pie like that. I hate when they are that dry that when you go to cut them, the pastry goes flying across the table. Nice to see a salad with it too, would cut the creaminess of the pie nicely i reckon.
Absolutely. As you can tell in the last image, cutting the pie open didn't cause the pastry to go everywhere, but it was still that nice flaky and crisp pastry that you want in a pie.
The salad was simple, but certainly is a nice side to have with the rich creamy pie filling.