Santa Clara University

Chancellor Paul Locatelli, S.J.

Torta di Risso

Recipe from the kitchen of Mama
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1 cup Milk
  • Salt for taste and dough
  • 1 cup Swiss Chard
  • 1 Med. Onion
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1-2 cups Cheese
  • 4-5 Eggs
  • 2 cups Flour
  • Oil with water for dough
Directions
  1. Cook 1 cup rice in 1 cup milk and 1 cup water, salt to taste; cool.
  2. 1 cup Swiss chard, wasked, chopped fine.
  3. Fry in margarine, 1 med. Onion, chopped Swiss chard, add herb garlic.
  4. Cook slowly until almost done.
  5. Put in bowl, add 2 Tab. Margarine, cool.
  6. Add 1 to 2 cups grated cheese, 4 or 5 eggs.
  7. Mix well
  8. Pour into dough lined pan and bake in 350° oven until golden top.

Dough (water oil combination added in unless an elastic dough is made)

  1. Mix 2 cups flour, salt, oil with warm water.
  2. Roll out to fit a little larger then pan.
  3. Put rice mixture in pan.
  4. Turn dough on top and around the edge.