Jill's Basic Potato Tart

Name: Jill's Basic Potato Tart
Ingredients: 1 (10 to 12-inch) pastry tart shell, uncooked; 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 1/2 cups grated Swiss cheese, divided; 4 to 5 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 large Spanish onion, diced (2 cups); 1 cup ricotta cheese; 3 large eggs; Salt and pepper, to taste

10 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1 (10 to 12-inch) pastry tart shell, uncooked
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 1/2 cups grated Swiss cheese, divided
4 to 5 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 large Spanish onion, diced (2 cups)
1 cup ricotta cheese
3 large eggs
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Preheat Oven: 350 degrees F.
2

Line a 10 to 12-inch tart pan with your favorite pastry shell.
3

Lightly brush or spread the Dijon mustard on the shell.
4

Sprinkle 1/2 cup Swiss cheese over the mustard.
5

Peel the potatoes and cut them into large chunks.
6

Boil potatoes in lightly salted water until tender.
7

Drain the potatoes and then transfer to a large mixing bowl.
8

Mash the potatoes.
9

In a large saute pan melt the butter with the oil.
10

Dice onions and saute in butter/oil mixture.
11

Add the onion to the mashed potatoes.
12

Add 1 cup of ricotta cheese, eggs and the remaining 1 cup of grated Swiss cheese to the potato/onion mixture.
13

Add salt and pepper.
14

Spoon mixture into the pastry shell.
15

Bake for 45 minutes or until lightly brown on top.