Potato Fettunta with Gorgonzola Spread and Crumbled Bacon

Name: Potato Fettunta with Gorgonzola Spread and Crumbled Bacon
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon walnut oil; 125 g (4½ oz) gorgonzola cheese; 10 streaky bacon rashers, rind removed; 5 small baking potatoes; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 spring onions, shredded

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Passion for Potatoes

By Paul Gayler

Published 2010

About

Fettunta are very similar to crostini or bruschetta - crisp bread croûtes topped with all manner of ingredients. Here, baked potato slices replace the bread. They make an ideal canapé, appetiser or titbit.

Ingredients

5 small baking potatoes
4 tablespoons olive oil
10 streaky bacon rashers, rind rem

Starter
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Cut each potato lengthways into slices 1cm (½ in) thick (don’t peel them) and parboil in salted water for 2-3 minutes. Drain well and dry. Place the potato slices on a baking sheet, brush on both sides with the olive oil and season with salt