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Barbajuans: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Lemone — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Appetizers & nibbles

Barbajuans

Little fried pastries filled with Swiss chard, spinach and cheese: the classic appetizer of Monaco and the Riviera.

  • 55 min
  • 6 servings
  • Advanced
  • Moderate
  • Niçoise

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Dough

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

332 kcal per serving

Protein
13.4 g
Carbohydrates
31.5 g
of which sugars
2.5 g
Fat
16 g
Fiber
3.5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Knead the flour, egg, oil, water and a pinch of salt; let rest for 30 min.
  2. Sweat the leek, add the chopped chard and spinach and cook for 5 min, let cool and squeeze out well.
  3. Mix with the ricotta, Parmesan, egg and marjoram.
  4. Roll the dough out very thin, place small mounds of filling on it, fold over and cut out little turnovers.
  5. Fry for 2 to 3 min at 340°F (170°C), until golden.

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