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Torta tal-Lampuki
Maltese shortcrust pie filled with lampuki, spinach, tomato, olives, capers and pine nuts.
About Torta tal-Lampuki
Torta tal-Lampuki is a Maltese savoury pie built around seasonal lampuki, the fish also known as mahi-mahi or dolphinfish. This profile follows a shortcrust version filled with spinach, tomato, green olives, capers and pine nuts.
Firm fish and spinach make the filling substantial, while tomato, onion and garlic add savoury depth. Olives and capers bring briny sharpness, pine nuts add gentle richness, and parsley with optional mint keeps the flavour fresh.
The baked pie has a crisp, golden pastry case around a moist but well-reduced filling. Distinct fish pieces sit among dark greens and red tomato, with sliced olives and pine nuts visible through each portion.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Pine nut, Wheat (gluten), Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Torta tal-Lampuki
Maltese Recipes' Spinach, Olive and Pine-Nut Torta tal-Lampuki.
- Lampuki (mahi-mahi or dolphinfish)Firm fish filling
- Olive oilFilling cooking medium
- OnionSavoury filling base
- GarlicAromatic filling base
- Fresh spinachLeafy filling
- Chopped tomatoesMoist tomato base
- Tomato pasteConcentrated tomato depth
- CapersBriny accent
- Green olivesBriny olive pieces
- Pine nutsNutty filling richness
- Fresh parsleyFresh herb flavour
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperPeppery seasoning
- Dried mintOptional herbal lift · Optional
- Shortcrust pastryPie case and lid
- EggPastry glaze
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lampuki (mahi-mahi or dolphinfish): . The exact lampuki identity maps to the established mahimahi route; no broader fish substitution is used
- Olive oil:
- Onion:
- Garlic:
- Fresh spinach:
- Chopped tomatoes: . The source permits fresh or tinned tomatoes; this profile fixes fresh tomatoes
- Tomato paste: . The source does not supply the commercial paste's complete formulation
- Capers: . The source does not supply the capers' packing liquid or complete commercial formulation
- Green olives: . The source does not supply the olives' packing liquid or complete commercial formulation
- Pine nuts:
- Fresh parsley:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
- Dried mint (optional): . The source permits optional dried mint or marjoram; this profile fixes mint and retains it as optional
- Shortcrust pastry: . Ordinary shortcrust pastry supports Wheat; the supplier fat, additives and complete commercial formula remain unresolved
- Egg:
Origins & food traditions
Maltese Recipes supplies the complete selected Torta tal-Lampuki formula and identifies lampuki as mahi-mahi or dolphinfish. Maltese chef Michael Diacono independently corroborates the established Maltese fish-pie identity, shortcrust case, lampuki, tomato, spinach, olives, capers and egg glaze, while documenting a distinct walnut-and-sultana version rather than being merged into the selected recipe.
Countries
- Malta
- MaltaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Maltese Cuisine
- Maltese CuisineCatalogue link pending review