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.