Name: Rainbow Chard and Parmesan Tortino
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 25 g /1 oz/¼ cup dried porcini; 2 tbsp olive oil; 270 g /9½ oz rainbow chard, leaves stripped away from the stalks, thick stalks and stems removed, thin stalks finely sliced; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 60 g /2¼ oz vegetarian Parmesan cheese, finely grated; 2 tsp thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried thyme; butter, for greasing; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 20 g /¾ oz/⅓ cup day-old breadcrumbs; 7 eggs, lightly beaten

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

The Thrifty Veggie

By Nicola Graimes

Published 2021

About

A tortino is an oven-baked version of the Italian frittata, and makes a simple meal or the perfect picnic dish. This tortino has a slightly autumnal flavour with the rich earthiness of dried porcini and leafy greens; you can alter the flavourings to suit the season. A summery alternative might include strips of red pepper, diced courgette/zucchini and chopped spinach. Whatever you choose, do be generous with the ratio of filling to egg.