Erbazzone (Savory Greens Pie) Recipe

Erbazzone is a savory vegetable pie from Reggio-Emilia in Emilia-Romagna. Greens are sautéed with onion and pancetta and enriched with Parmesan cheese, encased in a crust made from an unleavened dough of flour and water enriched with oil or lard called pasta matta, and then baked. Simple, honest food, made from humble ingredients in the cucina povera Erbazzone strongly resembles the pizza di scarola (escarole pie) of Campania, and in fact at least one source says they share the same ancient Roman ancestor. Truth is, this kind of simple vegetable pie can be found all over the Boot. A popular street food in its homeland, for the rest of us erbazzzone makes for a healthy—but terribly addictive—snack or Makes…