Best Potato And Greens Torta Recipes

POTATO TORTA

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour. Stirring continuously, cook for 2 minutes, do not allow the mixture to color. Whisk in the milk and cook until mixture becomes thick. Add the cheese and season with salt. Rinse the green peppercorns well and add to the sauce. Butter a 4-inch spring form pan. Slice the potatoes about a 1/8-inch thick. Alternate layers of potato and sauce. Push down the layers as you go so you will get a nice tight torta. Wrap the whole spring form pan in aluminum foil, completely covering the top and bottom. Place in a 350-degree oven for about 1 1/2 hours, or until golden and cooked all the way through.;

POTATO TORTA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 2- to 3-quart, 2- to 3-inch-deep earthenware casserole or baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
• 2. Slice the potatoes 1/4-inch thick and place in a large bowl. Toss with 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs and season well with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, mix the remaining 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs with the parsley, the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, and the pecorino.
• 3. Spread a layer of potatoes in the bottom of the casserole and sprinkle with 3 to 4 tablespoons of the bread crumb and cheese mixture. Continue layering, finishing with the breadcrumb cheese mixture.
• 4. Bake for 1 hour, or until the potatoes are tender and the top is golden brown. Serve hot.

POTATO TORTA WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• Cut onions into 5/8-inch-thick slices. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown and soft, about 20 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, and then add rosemary and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add black-olive pieces, and set aside.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 3 potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices. In an 8-inch cast-iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Arrange potato slices in overlapping circles in the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Spread reserved onion mixture on potatoes. Cook for 10 minutes, not stirring.
• Dot onions with cheese. Slice remaining potatoes, and arrange a second layer in overlapping circles over onion mixture. Season lightly with salt and pepper, and brush with remaining tablespoon oil. Place skillet in the oven, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick goes through easily.
• Let torta cool 2 to 3 minutes in the pan. Carefully run a small, sharp knife around the edge. Hold skillet with a clean kitchen towel, and invert torta onto a plate. Cut into wedges, and serve.

POTATO TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Place potatoes in a large pot, and add enough cold water to cover, bring to boil and lower heat.
• Simmer until tender but firm, about 5-7 minutes, drain and return to hot pan to dry out.
• Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
• Saute shallot in butter for about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and turn off heat, set aside to cool.
• In a bowl, beat the eggs.
• Add the shallots mozzarella and 3/4°C Parmigiano, mix to combine.
• Make sure your Cast Iron Pan is buttered all around and on the sides.
• Place 1 layer potatoes in the bottom of the pan, Top with 1/4 of the egg mixture, add another layer of potatoes and 1/4 of the eggs, repeating until all of the ingredients are used.
• Be sure to end with a layer of potatoes.
• Top with remaining Parmigiano and bake 40-50 minutes until tender and knife inserted in center comes out clean.

POTATO AND GREENS TORTA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°. 2. Place potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly. Peel potatoes; discard peels. Press cooked potatoes through a ricer into a large bowl. 3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in romaine, spinach, and arugula; cook 1 minute or until greens wilt, tossing frequently. Remove greens from pan; finely chop. 4. Add greens, milk, fontina, eggs, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to potatoes; stir well to combine. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray; dust with breadcrumbs. Add potato mixture to prepared dish. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with pecorino. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SPANISH ONION AND POTATO TORTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté, stirring, until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Return the skillet to heat, and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add potatoes, cover, and sauté until soft, stirring, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with onions, and combine.
• Whisk together eggs; add salt and pepper. Transfer to the bowl with onions and potatoes, and combine.
• Return the skillet to the heat, and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add egg mixture, and cook until edges set and start to brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Cover, and bake in the oven until set, about 10 minutes. Remove cover, and broil until top is golden.
• Meanwhile, slice bread in half crosswise, and reserve the top half for another use. Remove some of the inside from bottom half, and discard crumb. Toast bread under the broiler until golden. Remove, brush with 3 tablespoons oil, and rub with garlic clove. Toss frisée with remaining tablespoon oil, vinegar, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Scatter greens over bread, and slide torta over greens. Cut in wedges, and serve.

SPANISH TORTILLA

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice potatoes and onions; it's easiest if you use a mandoline. Meanwhile, heat oil in an 8- or 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. After 3 or 4 minutes, drop in a potato slice. When tiny bubbles appear around its edges, add potatoes, onions, a good pinch of salt and a liberal sprinkling of pepper. Gently turn mixture in oil with a wooden spoon, and adjust heat so oil bubbles lazily.
• Cook, turning potatoes gently every few minutes, until they are tender when pierced with a small knife. Adjust the heat so they do not brown. If potatoes begin to break, they are overdone; stop cooking immediately. As potatoes cook, beat eggs with some salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• Drain potatoes in a colander, reserving oil. Wipe out skillet, and heat over a medium flame for a minute. Add 2 tablespoons oil. Gently mix warm potatoes with eggs, and add to skillet. As soon as edges firm up, after a minute or so, reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 5 minutes.
• Insert a rubber spatula all around edges of tortilla to make sure it will slide from pan. The top will still be runny. Carefully slide out onto a plate. Cover with another plate, and holding plates tightly, invert them. Add another tablespoon oil to skillet, and use the spatula to coax tortilla back in. Cook 5 minutes, then slide from skillet onto a clean plate. Serve warm (not hot), or at room temperature. Do not refrigerate.