Name: Free-form Florentine pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 400g bag fresh spinach; 250g tub ricotta; grating of nutmeg; 375g ready-rolled puff pastry sheet; 4 medium eggs

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Free-form Florentine pie

Free-form Florentine pie

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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Ingredients

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2 tsp olive oil
400g bag fresh spinach
250g tub ricotta
grating of nutmeg
375g ready-rolled puff pastry

sheet
4 medium eggs

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal587
fat44g
saturates18g
carbs30g
sugars4g
fibre3g
protein20g
salt1.64g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the spinach and cook until wilted, then drain and thoroughly squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Mix with the ricotta, nutmeg and plenty of seasoning.
step 2

Lay the pastry on a baking sheet and pinch up the edges to form a lip all round. Prick the base all over with a fork, so the pastry doesn’t puff up too much. Bake for 15 mins or until the pastry is light brown.
step 3

Remove from oven and press the pastry down if it has puffed up. Pile in the spinach mix, leaving four clear areas for the eggs to go into. Carefully crack an egg into each space. Season and pop back in the oven for a further 10-15 mins until the white is set and yolk is still a little runny, or to your taste.

RECIPE TIPS

SPINACH, RICOTTA & ONION TART

Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a pan. Add 3 finely sliced red onions and a pinch of sugar and cook for 15 mins until golden. Prepare the recipe as above for stages 1 and 2, then remove pastry as directed and pile in the spinach mix, but do not leave space for eggs. Spoon the onions over the spinach and sprinkle with 2 tbsp pine nuts. Bake for 5 mins until the pastry is golden and cooked through.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2011

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