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Spring·Medium

Healthy wild greens pie

Cleavers Galium aperine - 12.7% protein. Nettles - 15.5% protein. A healthy and delicious wild food pie.

Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 1 hour
Nettle, Goosegrass, Cleavers

Ingredients

  • 50g Cleavers, washed and chopped
  • 50g Nettle tops, washed
  • 250g Spinach
  • 100g Cheddar cheese grated
  • 250g Ricotta cheese
  • 2 Eggs beaten
  • 375g Readymade puff pastry
  • Salt, pepper and grated nutmeg

Method

Serves 4. Cook 50g cleavers and 50g nettle tops for 1 min in a large pan with water clinging to them. Add 250g spinach, cook 1 min until all greens wilted. Drain, cool. Mix with 100g grated cheddar, 250g ricotta, 2 beaten eggs, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Line a greased tin with 375g puff pastry. Add filling, fold over pastry and brush with egg. Bake at 180C for 1 hour.

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