Torta Verde With Sun-Dried Tomato Butter Potatoes
Inspired by the Torta Pasqualina from the Italian Riviera, this riff on the springtime Ligurian pie is a showstopper. You'll top puff pastry with aromatic spring greens, creamy soft cheese and cracked eggs before baking to perfection. Plate up with crispy potatoes and green beans smothered in sun-dried tomato butter.

Ingredients for 2 people
Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient










You'll also need
Butter, Flour, Olive oil, Pepper, Salt (or dietary alternatives)
Cooking instructions
Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.
Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7
Wash, your spring greens then pat it dry with kitchen paper then rip the leaves off the spring greens, discard the tough stalks, then layer the leaves over each other, roll them up and slice into thin strips
Peel and finely slice your shallot[s]
Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat
Once hot, add the sliced spring greens, chopped shallot and garlic to the pan and cook for 3-4 min or until the spring greens have wilted down
Once wilted, remove the pan from the heat and stir through your soft cheese and vegetable stock mix – this is your torta filling

Meanwhile, chop your waxy potatoes in half
Trim, then chop your green beans in half
Add the chopped potatoes to a baking tray with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up
Put the tray in the oven for 20-25 min or until golden and crispy

Line a baking tray (or two!) with non-stick baking paper
Dust your work surface with a generous sprinkling of flour, unwrap your puff pastry and roll it out to approx 0.5cm thickness with a rolling pin
Add the rolled pastry to the tray[s] and prick it all over with a fork (this will stop it getting a soggy bottom!)

Top the rolled pastry with the torta filling, leaving a 2cm border and reserve the pan
Fold the pastry border over the edge of the filling
Tip: Start from one corner and work around in one direction, overlapping the pastry each time
Put the tray[s] in the oven for an initial 9 min or until the pastry edges have puffed up

After the initial 9 min, remove the tray[s] from the oven
Crack your egg[s] into the centre, then add a generous grind of pepper
Return the tray[s] to the oven for a final 7-8 min or until the egg[s] are cooked (the yolk should still be a little runny) and the pastry is golden and cooked through – this is your torta verde

Return the reserved pan to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil
Once hot, add the halved green beans and a small pinch of salt to the pan with a splash of cold water and cook, covered, for 3-4 min or until softened
Once the potatoes are cooked, add them to the green beans with your sun-dried tomato pesto and a small knob of butter and mix it all together until warmed through – these are your sun-dried tomato butter potatoes & green beans

Serve the torta verde with the sun-dried tomato butter potatoes & green beans to the side
Enjoy!
Nutritional information
Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.
serving
The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.
Allergens
Allergens highlighted by † (egg, gluten, milk).
In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.
The recipe box with more choice than ever
Over 143 million delicious meals have been cooked and enjoyed by Gousto lovers since 2013.