To cook this tasty Sicilian savory pie, we first remove the leaves and the trunk from the cauliflower. Gently remove the florets, wash them, salt them and steam them for about a quarter of an hour.
Thinly slice the onion and simmer everything over low heat for 3-4 minutes, adding a tablespoon of oil, a little broth and a pinch of salt.
Then add the cauliflower florets cut in two or three, depending on the size, to the onion.
Let it cook for a few minutes, adding hot broth as needed. So let’s put it all aside.
Peel the potatoes, cut them into cubes, wash them, dry them well and fry them in a pan with two tablespoons of oil. If the pieces are small, they will cook in about 7-8 minutes.
Remove the potatoes from the pan and in the same, after cleaning it, fry the peeled and crumbled sausage for about 2-3 minutes. There is no need to add any type of seasoning. Then pour it on absorbent paper and let it dry.
Meanwhile, cut the olives into small pieces. In a large bowl, mix all the prepared ingredients, sprinkle with a more or less abundant ground pepper and season with salt.
Roll out three quarters of the bread dough into a thin sheet, coat the bottom and edges of a pan, brush the bottom with a little oil and prick with a fork. We then pour the filling.
Then roll out the rest of the bread dough into a thin disc and cover the filling making it adhere well, trying to eliminate all the air and sealing the edge. Prick the surface of the dough with a fork, brush with the remaining oil and bake at 190 ° C for about 40 minutes.
Useful tips for the Sicilian savory pie:
If you do not like the strong flavor of cauliflower, it can be replaced with boiled herbs or spinach, squeezed well and sautéed with oil and butter.