Potato Pizza with Cheese (Apulia)

Pizza

Ingredients

Floury potatoes - 3 pounds

Olive oil

Salt

Flour

Mozzarella or other fresh soft cheese, diced - 1/2 pound

Ripe tomatoes, sliced - 4 large

Pepper

Grated parmesan cheese - 2/3 cup

Finely chopped oregano - 1 tsp

Black olives, pitted and sliced - 12

Scrub the potatoes clean and boil them until soft. Drain and cool slightly, and as soon as they can be handled, peel and mash them with 1/4 cup olive oil and a little salt to taste.

Brush the bottom of a wide, shallow baking dish with oil, sprinkle with flour, spread with the mased potato and cover with the cheese and slices of tomato. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, the parmesan cheese, oregano and olives. Trickle 1/4 cup olive oil over the top and bake in a hot oven (425F) for 15 minutes, or until the potato crust is brown and beginning to crisp. Serve immediately.

Serves 6