Onion and Herb Tart (La Tiella di Gaeta con le Cipolle)
Tiella is a southern Italian word for a baking pan and, by extension, its contents, often a savory pie or tart. The town of Gaeta, near the border of Campania, has earned recognition for its tiella, a particular kind of torta salata (savory tart). Once a whole meal for the poor, today such dishes are fixtures of antipasto buffets. The tiella di Gaeta comes in many forms with, among other fillings, anchovies and tomatoes, escarole and salt cod, or, as here, onions and scamorza cheese. This recipe calls for a 12-inch cake pan, but the size and shape of the pan for this rustic dish are not crucial.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 16 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Semolina | not in our table | 0 |
| Gouda | not in our table | 0 |
| Marjoram | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cake fresh yeast or 1 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
- 2 Tbs. plus 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups semolina flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
- 4 large white onions, thinly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 cup ricotta cheese, preferably fresh
- 6 oz. smoked scamorza or other mild smoked cheese such as Gouda, shredded
- 1 Tbs. each minced fresh flat-leaf parsley, marjoram, thyme and sage
- 3 eggs