Torta di Riso e Verdura

Savory Pie Filled with Rice and Greens

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Fred Plotkin

Published 1997

  • About

This recipe is adapted from the one made at the Salumeria Chiesa, an excellent food shop in Finale Ligure in the province of Savona.

Ingredients

  • 1 basic torta recipe #1
  • 3 cups/350 g mixed greens, well washed, with the tough stems removed

Method

Rinse the greens well and then steam them, using only the water that clings to their leaves. Squeeze them dry and chop coarsely. Now cook the rice. Heat, but do not boil, the milk in a saucepan. Add the rice and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the rice is chewy and the milk is slightly thickened by the rice starch. Let cool. Melt the butter in another pan and sauté the onions until they are