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🍰 Savory Chard Pie

685 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 200 g flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 100 g butter
• 1 egg
• 400 g young chard
• 1 stalk leek
• 2 garlic cloves
• 400 g cream cheese
• 3 eggs
• 250 ml whipping cream (at least 30% fat content)
• 100 g freshly grated Parmesan
• pepper (from the mill)
• nutmeg
• butter (for the pan)

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with fan setting.
2. 2. Mound the flour on your work surface and mix in the salt.
3. 3. Make a well in the center of the flour.
4. 4. Cut the cold butter into small pieces.
5. 5. Distribute the butter pieces around the well.
6. 6. Place the egg in the center of the well.
7. 7. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of lukewarm water.
8. 8. Roughly chop all ingredients with a knife until small crumbs form.
9. 9. Quickly knead the crumbs together with your hands to form a dough.
10. 10. Shape the dough into a ball.
11. 11. Wrap the dough ball in cling film.
12. 12. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
13. 13. Wash the chard and remove the tough stems.
14. 14. Roughly chop the chard.
15. 15. Wash the leek and remove the outer layers.
16. 16. Dice the leek into small cubes.
17. 17. Peel the garlic cloves.
18. 18. Finely chop the garlic.
19. 19. Stir the cream cheese until smooth with the eggs.
20. 20. Stir the cream into the cream cheese and egg mixture.
21. 21. Set aside half of the Parmesan cheese.
22. 22. Stir the remaining Parmesan into the cream cheese mixture.
23. 23. Fold in the chopped chard.
24. 24. Fold in the chopped garlic.
25. 25. Fold in the diced leek.
26. 26. Season the filling with salt.
27. 27. Season the filling with pepper.
28. 28. Season the filling with nutmeg.
29. 29. Place two layers of cling film on your work surface.
30. 30. Roll out the dough between the layers of film.
31. 31. Grease the baking dish with butter.
32. 32. Place the rolled-out dough into the dish.
33. 33. Pull up a crust edge from the dough.
34. 34. Spread the filling onto the dough.
35. 35. Smooth out the filling.
36. 36. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan over the filling.
37. 37. Bake the pie in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes.
38. 38. Remove the pie from the oven when it is golden brown.
39. 39. Let the pie cool down for a short while.
40. 40. Carefully release the pie from the dish.
41. 41. Cut the pie into pieces.
42. 42. Serve the pieces.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 685
• Protein: 25 g · Fett/Fat: 52 g · Carbs: 32 g