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Vegetables & legumes

Tarta Pascualina

Chard and spinach pie with whole eggs, a Rio de la Plata classic.

Vegetarian

75 minTime
6Servings
MediumDifficulty
ArgentinaCuisine

Ingredients

  • 2 discs of pie dough
  • 1 large bunch of chard
  • 200 g of spinach
  • 1 onion
  • 200 g of ricotta
  • 100 g of grated cheese
  • 4 eggs for the filling
  • 4 whole eggs to embed
  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 1 pinch of nutmeg
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Step-by-step

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  1. Blanch the chard and the spinach in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain, squeeze well and chop.
  2. Chop the onion 4 sec/speed 5 and saute with oil 6 min/Varoma/spoon speed.
  3. In a bowl mix the vegetables, the onion, the ricotta, the grated cheese, 4 beaten eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  4. Line a mold with a disc of dough and pour in the filling.
  5. With a spoon make 4 wells and crack a whole egg into each one.
  6. Cover with the second disc, seal the edges and prick the surface.
  7. Brush with beaten egg.
  8. Bake 35 min at 190 degC until golden.

Tips

  • Squeeze the vegetables very well so the pie is not watery.
  • The whole eggs should stay barely cooked to surprise when cutting.
  • The ricotta adds creaminess; you can replace part of it with cream.

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