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Torta pasquale
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Torta pasquale

19 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 6 openrecipes
Torta pasquale

A beautiful vegetarian Easter feast, this authentic Italian pie is stuffed with fresh greens and rich eggs.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1135
Calories
44g
Protein
52g
Fat
120g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 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
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Provolone Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Broad Bean not in our table 0
Peppermint 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

  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 5 free-range eggsegg
  • 200g/7oz spinach
  • 110g/4oz dandelionrocket
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 500g/1lb 2oz ricotta
  • 50g/2oz parmesan
  • 110g/4oz provolone cheese
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 500g/1lb 2oz ready-made puff pastry
  • 300g/10½oz fresh or frozen broad beans
  • 5 small celery
  • large handful rocket
  • 12 mint
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small lemon
  • 110g/4oz pecorino

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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