Potato Gateau: The Butter-Free Recipe

Leftover cheeses and ham make a tasty filling that helps avoid food waste. Thirty minutes in the oven.

Potato gateau recipe without butter 2
  • Preparation time: 30 minutes
  • Cooking time: 30 minutes
  • difficulty: low

How to make potato gateau without butter

The gateau of potatoes It's a pie made with boiled potatoes mixed with a variety of ingredients. It's a very versatile one-pot meal that can be used to make any leftovers you have in the fridge: instead of cooked ham, you can add salami or hard-boiled eggs. Let's look at the traditional recipe, without the butter, to make the gateau rich in flavor yet light.

Ingredients

To prepare the gateau without butter you need the following ingredients:

  • 1 kg of potatoes
  • 120g cooked ham (or other cold cuts)
  • 120 gr mozzarella
  • 100g scamorza (or other similar cheese such as provola)
  • 100g of parmesan (60g in the mixture + 40g for sprinkling)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 boiled eggs
  • Salt and Pepper To Taste.
  • Nutmeg to taste.
  • Breadcrumbs to taste.
  • Pine nuts

Preparation

  • Boil the potatoes and wait for them to cool.
  • In a bowl, mash the potatoes, add the eggs, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Mix the ingredients well.
  • In a bowl lined with baking paper, form a first layer with half of the mixture.
  • Now cut the cooked ham, scamorza, and mozzarella into cubes and place them on the first layer.
  • Also cut the hard-boiled eggs into slices and place them on the first layer of gateau.
  • Cover everything with the remaining half of the mixture and sprinkle with breadcrumbs and parmesan.
  • Sprinkle with pine nuts.
  • Bake at 180 ° for about 30 minutes, let it cool and serve while still hot.

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