Torte Verde (Spinach Pie) © llizard aka ejm 2000, 2002

This may seem complex and convoluted but it's easy as... well... pie, and well worth the effort!

Dough

    1¼ c flour
    ½ tsp salt
    1½ Tbsp olive oil
    ½ c water (or less)
  1. In a bowl, mix flour and salt. Add oil, mix together with fork. Using 1 Tbsp at a time, sprinkle in up to ½ c. water, mixing til dough just holds together.
  2. Knead til smooth and elastic. Make ball. Cover with damp cloth and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Filling Preparation
  1. Put washed spinach in a colander. Sprinkle with 1½ Tbsp salt. Toss to mix and set aside to drain 20 minutes.
  2. Mix cheese, parsley, marjoram, garlic and egg in a bowl. Add potato and onion; season with salt and pepper.
  3. Squeeze out the spinach with your hands til it is quite dry. Discard juice; add spinach to potato mix. Mix in 1½ Tbsp oil and set aside.
  4. Assembly of Pie: Turn on oven to 375F. Lightly oil and flour 14 inch pizza pan. Divide dough into 2 balls - two thirds of the dough is for the bottom crust, 1/3 for the top. On a floured surface, roll out dough for bottom crust to about 15 inches in diameter, then use pan as a template to cut to right size. Put the bottom crust in the pan.
  5. Spread filling evenly to 1 inch from edge.
  6. Roll out top crust; place on top filling. Crimp the edges to seal. With fork; pierce the top surface several times. Make indentations with fingers. Drizzle with remaining 1½ Tbsp oil.
  7. Bake til golden about 35 minutes.

based on a recipe in SAVEUR magazine May/Jun 1998 www.saveur.com/

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