Potato Galette with Thyme

Name: Potato Galette with Thyme
Ingredients: Chervil or parsley, chopped; 4 large ripe tomatoes; 1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled, cooked and puréed; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 4 eggs

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Potato Year

By Lucy Madden

Published 2015

About

Based on a recipe created by Portuguese chef José Lampreia of La Maison Blanche in Paris, these little galettes delight the eye and the mouth. This quantity is enough to fill four crumpet ring moulds and makes a charming first course.

Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled, cooked and puréed
4 tablespoons olive oil

Starter
Paris
September
Vegetarian

Method

Stir the olive oil, seasoning and thyme into the purée. Divide the mixture between four oiled ring moulds and set on a baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes at gas mark 7/425°F/220°C.

While these are cooking slice the tomatoes and arrange around the edges of 4 serving plates. Strew with the herbs. Remove th