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ITALIAN POTATO TORTA

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

This torta-Italian for tart, cake or pie-makes a great vegetarian entrée.

List of Ingredients

6 cups cubed peeled baking potato
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
Cooking spray
1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced Italian-style tomatoes, drained
1 cup (4 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup (3 oz) grated fresh Parmesan cheese Thyme sprigs (optional)



Recipe

Preheat oven to 450 Place potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water.Bring to a boil; cook 15 mins or until tender. Drain. Return potatoes to pan; add flour, oil, salt and egg. Mash potato mixture with a potato masher until smooth.Spread potato mixture into a 9-inch round cake pan
coated with cooking spray. Combine seasoning, garlic and tomatoes; spread evenly over potato mixture. Combine cheeses, and sprinkle over tomato mixture. Bake at 450 degrees for 25 mins or until golden. Let stand 20 mins.Cut torta into 4 wedges. Garnish with thyme, if desired.