Potato and tomato casserole with black olives
A spicy and delicious casserole inspired by Turkish cuisine.
Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Level: Easy
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
About 500 g potatoes, cut into 0.5 cm thick slices
2 large onions, cut into wedges and sliced
6 medium cloves of garlic, chopped
200 g black pitted olives
2 medium ripe tomatoes
About 50 ml of high-quality olive oil
A handful of chopped parsley
1 teaspoon oregano for seasoning
1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or mild Thai chili powder for seasoning
0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
Sea salt for seasoning
Preparation:
- Quarter the onions and slice into thin slices. Chop the garlic cloves
- Cut the tomatoes into quarters and slice them
- Slice the potatoes into slices about 0.5 cm thick
- Chop the parsley and drain the liquid from the olives.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the onions for 5 minutes over high heat. Add the chopped garlic and fry for a few more minutes. Set the fried garlic and onion aside.
- Fry the potato slices for about 10-15 minutes until they are lightly browned
- Mix the fried onions, garlic, black olives, and 1/3 of the chopped parsley with the potatoes—season with Aleppo pepper, oregano, Msuta pepper, and sea salt.
- Pour half of the mixture into the baking dish, add one sliced tomato, and drizzle with olive oil.
- Cover the first layer with another layer of the potato-onion mixture, add the tomatoes, and drizzle with olive oil.
- Smooth the last layer with a spatula and place in the oven at 200 degrees for about 40 minutes until the top layer slightly browns.
- Serve warm. When serving, sprinkle chopped parsley on top.
Ready!!