pita od špinata

I can't believe I never published this moment of inspiration on the blog... I just stumbled upon a photo of this delicious Mediterranean dish from last spring that was actually a result of lack of creativity caused by lack of my kitchen machines (yes, I spoiled myself a bit during last 5 years or so). Here is a copy-paste from my Facebook page (I made it with seasonal veggies from the garden and foraged ones, but you can adjust the recipe to make it seasonal):

jučerašnji ručak :: [keep scrolling for english translation, i felt inspired today] :: pišem sve ove recepte kako bih pokazala ljudima da veganska hrana može biti zanimljiva, ukusna i raznolika, da ne mora biti egzotična i skupa da bi bila fina. kada nisam u zagrebu i nemam pravu kuhinju, dobar blender i lako dostupne namirnice kao što su tofu, soja sos, indijski oraščići, orašidi, datulje, kvinoja itd. koje sam navikla koristiti, nemam uvijek toliko inspiracije za izmišljanje kreativnih recepata. trenutačno sam u grebaštici, jednom lijepom malom mjestu u dalmaciji, gdje mi je ionako draže provoditi vrijeme u prirodi i plivati u moru nego provoditi pola dana pripremajući hranu. jučer mi se nekako posebno nije dalo smišljati ručak, ali na kraju mi je palo na pamet ovo jednostavno jelo: našla sam nešto pirovog brašna u kući, nabrala blitvu i peršin u vrtu, upotrijebila šparoge koje smo jučer ubrali i malo smrznutog mladog graška, luka i domaćeg maslinovog ulja. otprilikativni recept ide ovako: za tijesto sam koristila 1 šalicu pirovog brašna, sasvim mali prstohvat sode bikarbone, pola čajne žličice himalajske soli, 1/3 šalice vode (možda i malo više, tijesto treba biti mekano), oko 1/4 šalice maslinovog ulja (mora bito ulja kako bi tijesto bilo pomalo prhko). umijesila sam tijesto i razvaljala ga u tanki kružni oblik, stavila kratko kuhanu blitvu i ostatak svježeg povrća u sredinu, začinila s malo soli i maslinovog ulja i stavila peći 25 minuta na 200 °C. priprema nije trajala niti 10 minuta, a dok se pita pekla, stigla sam skuhati juhu od povrća. jednostavno, brzo i zaista ukusno.

/// yesterday's lunch :: i'm writing all these recipes and posting all the pictures of tasty meals so that i could show people that vegan food can be interesting, diverse, simple and doesn't have to be fancy or expensive to be delicious. when i'm out of zagreb and without proper kitchen, cool food-processing machines and easily available ingredients such as tofu, soy sauce, cashews, nuts and many other things that i got used to, i don't always feel as creative with preparing meals. also, here i rather spend time in nature, catching some sun and swimming in the sea. yesterday i was super uninspired, but still came up with this (don't know if this kind of dish has a name but it tasted like soparnik, traditional dalmatian swiss chard pie) - found some spelt flour in the kitchen cabinet, picked some green chard and parsley from the garden and used some wild asparagus that we had foraged yesterday, frozen green peas and delicious homegrown/homemade olive oil from my boyfriend's parents' garden. so here is an approximate recipe: for the dough i used 1 cup spelt flour, just a small pinch of bicarbonate soda, some himalayan salt, 1/3 cup water (maybe just a bit more, it needs to be soft when you knead it) and 1/4 cup olive oil (it needs oil to be crispy). kneaded it with my hands and rolled a flat round shape. i put some lightly cooked chard, fresh chopped onions, peas, adparagus, parsley and olive oil on top of it and closed the edges over the vegetables. baked it on 200 °C for 25 min and that's it! took less than 10 minutes to prepare, and while it was in the oven, i had time to make a soup. simple and delicious.:)