🇲🇨 Monegasque Cuisine

Tourte de Blettes

Swiss Chard Pie

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Calories 340 kcal

A uniquely Monegasque sweet-savory pie filled with Swiss chard, pine nuts, raisins, and apples, encased in a tender pastry crust.

Ingredients

500g Swiss chard leaves, stems removed
2 apples, peeled and diced
60g raisins
50g pine nuts
80g sugar
2 eggs
Zest of 1 lemon
2 tbsp dark rum
400g shortcrust pastry
50g Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated
Pinch of salt
Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

1 Blanch Swiss chard 2 min, squeeze dry, and chop finely.
2 Mix chard with diced apples, raisins, pine nuts, sugar, 1 beaten egg, lemon zest, rum, and Parmigiano.
3 Roll out two-thirds of the pastry and line a buttered pie dish.
4 Pour in the filling, spreading evenly.
5 Roll out remaining pastry for the top, seal edges, and cut steam vents.
6 Brush with beaten egg. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40-45 min until golden. Dust with powdered sugar.

Did You Know?

This sweet pie made with vegetables confounds visitors but is beloved in Monaco, where the combination of chard, fruit, and cheese is considered a masterpiece.