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Torta de Acelga

Traditional dish with package puff pastry, acelga, eggs.

Ingredients

  • 1 small package puff pastry
  • 6 bunches acelga
  • 6 eggs
  • to taste breadcrumbs
  • to taste cheese
  • to taste parsley
  • 2 teaspoons garlic

Steps

  1. Remove the stems of the acelga (these stems will become useful for another recipe called Potaje de acelga).
  2. Wash the leaves very well to remove any grit or soil.
  3. Boil the acelga leaves, drain really well, and chop them.
  4. Fry them for a few minutes in hot olive oil, then set aside.
  5. Roll out the pastry and lay on an oven-proof pie dish, leaving sufficient pastry to close the pie later.
  6. Beat the eggs.
  7. Add all the ingredients to make a nice filling.
  8. Add to the acelga.
  9. Mix all together.
  10. Fill the pie dish with this filling and close the pie with the pastry.
  11. Bake in the oven at 150°C (300°F) for about 30 minutes or until the pie is nice and golden.

Adapted from “Torta de Acelga”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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