Like I've told you many times, Argentinians have a very interesting mixture of cultures. I just love that. If you could get to know the country and the people a little more, you just wouldn't believe how wonderful they are. Well, la Torta Pascualina, is one of those dishes that everyone does at home, easy to make, with veggies, and something that kids adore...
This Torta is named Pascualina because of "Pascua" or Easter in english.
And well, you may know why, but I'll explain it a bit, the Catholic tradition says that during Easter you can't eat meat, so there are many plates special made for these days. In Spain one, very well known, is the Potaje de Vigilia. Made with spinach, chickpeas, cod and carrots.
And in Argentina, la Torta Pascualina. My father learned it from her mother and I learned from him.
The recipe.
Torta Pascualina
1kg spinach
1/2 chard (or is it swiss chard)
2 eggs
1 big onion chopped
2 already made pie doughs
2 teaspoons nutmeg
200gr breadcrumb (the soft part of the bread)
200ml milk
Preheat the oven to 200ºC. In a small bowl mix the breadcrumb with the milk, salt and nutmeg, and set aside while you work with the other things.
Fry the onion, and once it's transparent add the spinach and chard. Stir and add salt.
When you see that the bread has absorbed the milk, put it in the blender. Add this to the spinach and stir till everything is well mixed.
Prepare 1 of the pastries in a mold and add the mixture. On top add the
eggs, better if you make two little holes and put the eggs on them.
Close with the other dough the tart. Cook for 30 min, or until the top
in brown.
Hope you like it!! Besos desde Marbella
Amazing spinach pie -- bookmarked for later, for sure! Your blog is a great candidate for The Veggie Evangelist. Would you mind popping over to let me know how you fit in? Thanks! Alanna (Hmmm. No html. You can get to it by going to A Veggie Venture, then clicking on the Vegetarian Resources link in the right column. Darned old spammers who make us go through shenanigans like this!)
Posted by: Alanna | Wednesday, February 01, 2006 at 22:51
Se ve deliciosa! Saludos desde Panama :)
Posted by: melissa_cookingdiva | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 13:49
Delicious-looking. How can I get a bite through the screen? ;-)
Paz
Posted by: Paz | Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 07:26
This looks so good--who needs meat with all of those good & tasty ingredients?
Posted by: Fran | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 21:10