Nettle Pie
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
Savory nettle pie with cottage cheese and caș, inside a crispy whole-wheat crust.
Ingredients
Method
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Boil the nettles, then squeeze them out well.
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Sauté a garlic clove (with the germ removed) in olive oil, then add the nettles with salt and pepper. Add a splash of water (about two finger-widths) and let it reduce.
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Once the water has reduced, add 2 tablespoons of sour cream and stir again until all the liquid has evaporated.
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In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the cottage cheese, 1 tablespoon of sour cream, salt, and pepper.
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Prepare the dough (use the same dough as for the whole-wheat grissini, omitting the olives; you only need half the ingredients for one pie).
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Place the dough into a tart pan lined with parchment paper, then add the egg mixture, the nettles, and finally the caș cut into small cubes.
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Bake for 20 minutes with bottom heat, then 10 minutes with top heat to achieve a golden crust and finish the baking process.
The story behind this recipe
You will need:
200 grams of nettles (this is after boiling and draining them well)
1 red onion
1 garlic clove
150 grams of cottage cheese
100 grams of caș
2 tablespoons of heavy sour cream
2 eggs
salt
pepper
olive oil
Boil the nettles, then squeeze them out well.
Sauté a garlic clove (with the germ removed) in olive oil, then add the nettles with salt and pepper. Add a splash of water (about two finger-widths) and let it reduce.
Once the water has reduced, add 2 tablespoons of sour cream and stir again until all the liquid has evaporated.
In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the cottage cheese, 1 tablespoon of sour cream, salt, and pepper.
Take the dough (meaning the same dough used for the whole-wheat grissini) which you can find HERE!
The only change I made was removing the olives, and for one pie, you need exactly half the ingredients for the dough.
Place the dough into a tart pan lined with parchment paper, then add the egg mixture, the nettles, and finally the caș cut into small cubes.
Bake for 20 minutes with bottom heat, and 10 minutes with top heat, to give it a golden crust and finish the baking process.
It is sooo good!!! I served it with roasted potatoes.
Kiss
