
Spinach Easter Pie
Spinach Easter Pie is a delicious Italian appetizer perfect for serving during the Easter holidays. This pie consists of a layer of crispy pastry filled with a hearty mixture of spinach, cheese, eggs, and parsley. Its origin traces back to the Ligurian tradition, where it was specially prepared for Easter Sunday. Today, it is widespread throughout Italy and represents a symbol of Easter. Spinach Easter Pie is a dish rich in flavor and symbolism, bringing with it the joy and cheer of spring.
Ingredients
- Grated parmesan cheese
75g75g - Flour
300g300g - Eggs
22 - Olive oilto taste
- Spinach
1,500g1,500g - Butter
75g75g - Small onion
11 - Eggs
33 - Chopped parsleyto taste
- Saltto taste
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Preparation
- STEP 1 OF 12
Clean and thoroughly wash the spinach
- STEP 2 OF 12
Place them in a pan without adding water and cook over low heat for ten minutes
- STEP 3 OF 12
Drain them, squeeze well, and chop finely
- STEP 4 OF 12
Peel and chop the onion
- STEP 5 OF 12
In a pan, melt the butter, add the chopped onion and parsley, and let them brown for five minutes over moderate heat
- STEP 6 OF 12
Remove from heat and add the beaten eggs and Parmesan
- STEP 7 OF 12
Mix everything together and let it cool completely
- STEP 8 OF 12
Place the flour in a mound, add the eggs, salt, and enough lukewarm water to knead everything into a homogeneous dough
- STEP 9 OF 12
Divide the dough into two parts and roll it out with a floured rolling pin until you get two very thin discs
- STEP 10 OF 12
Grease a cake pan with oil and place one disc of dough in it, allowing it to hang over the edge by about 1 cm
- STEP 11 OF 12
Pour in the spinach mixture and level it; cover with the second disc of dough and seal it with the first
- STEP 12 OF 12
Prick the dough with a fork and bake in a hot oven for forty minutes until the surface is golden
Suggestions
Cake pan
Pan
Bowl
Knife
General Information
Storage notes
Store the Spinach Easter Pie in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
More information
Spinach Easter Pie is a traditional dish of Ligurian cuisine.
Origin
Italia, Liguria
Analysis
Attention
Macronutrients (100 gr)
Attention
Energy (kcal) | 117.44 |
Carbohydrates (g) | 11.59 |
of which Sugars (g) | 0.77 |
Fat (g) | 5.14 |
of which Saturates (g) | 2.6 |
Protein (g) | 6.16 |
Fiber (g) | 1.58 |
Sale (g) | 0.11 |
- Proteins6.16g·25%
- Carbohydrates11.59g·47%
- Fats5.14g·21%
- Fibers1.58g·6%