Swiss Chard Pie
This vegetarian pie is great to have on hand -- it can go straight from the freezer to the oven. To bake it without freezing, reduce the baking time to 40 to 45 minutes.
Everyday Food, March 2010
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Ingredients
For the Olive Oil Dough
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
For the Swiss Chard Pie
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, cut into small dice
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 1/2 pounds Swiss chard, stems cut into small dice and leaves torn
- 3/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Grated zest of 1 large lemon, plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 large egg yolk
Directions
- In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, extra-virgin olive oil, cold water, and coarse salt. Stir with a fork to combine, then turn out onto a work surface and knead 1 minute. Cover dough with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature, 30 minutes.
- In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Add chard stems and red-pepper flakes; cook until stems begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Pack chard leaves into pot; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until chard leaves wilt, about 4 minutes. Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally, until chard is soft, about 4 minutes. Drain, pressing out as much liquid as possible. Place chard mixture in a large bowl and toss with Parmesan, flour, lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper.
- Roll two-thirds the dough to a 12 1/2-inch round; fit into an 8-inch round cake pan (2 inches deep). Fill bottom crust with chard mixture. Roll remaining dough to a 9 1/2-inch round; place over filling. Pinch edges of dough together and tuck in to seal; cut several vents into center of pie. Combine yolk with 1 teaspoon water and brush over dough, avoiding edge of pan. Freeze pie (see below).
- To serve, preheat oven to 400, with rack in lowest position. Bake frozen pie until crust is deep golden brown, about 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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