Torta de Acelga
Traditional dish with package puff pastry, acelga, eggs.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 1 small package puff pastry
- 6 bunches acelga
- 6 eggs
- to taste breadcrumbs
- to taste cheese
- to taste parsley
- 2 teaspoons garlic
Steps
- Remove the stems of the acelga (these stems will become useful for another recipe called Potaje de acelga).
- Wash the leaves very well to remove any grit or soil.
- Boil the acelga leaves, drain really well, and chop them.
- Fry them for a few minutes in hot olive oil, then set aside.
- Roll out the pastry and lay on an oven-proof pie dish, leaving sufficient pastry to close the pie later.
- Beat the eggs.
- Add all the ingredients to make a nice filling.
- Add to the acelga.
- Mix all together.
- Fill the pie dish with this filling and close the pie with the pastry.
- 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.