Golden Beet, Greens, and Potato Torta

Name: Golden Beet, Greens, and Potato Torta
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper, divided; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1 large egg white; 4 larges eggs; 414 milliliters 7.9 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 158 milliliters 2.25 ounces fontina cheese, shredded (about; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 680 grams golden beets with greens; 9 Tbsps ice water; 1 large onion, chopped; 59 milliliters ounce Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated (about; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 142 grams fresh spinach; 3 Tbsps chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 2 Tbsps chilled vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces; 227 grams Yukon gold potatoes

Golden Beet, Greens, and Potato Torta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 319 calories, 13g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up spinach, butter, golden beets, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

To prepare crust, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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Crust

All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour, 3/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; cut in butter and shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time; toss with a fork until flour mixture is just moist. Divide the dough into 3 equal portions.

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Shortening

Water

Butter

Pepper

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Roll one portion into a ball (about 5 ounces).

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Roll

Combine remaining 2 portions; roll into a larger ball (about 9 ounces). Gently press each portion into a 5-inch circle on plastic wrap. Cover with additional plastic wrap. Chill at least 30 minutes.

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Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Preheat oven to 42

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Oven

Remove greens from beets; discard stems. Chop greens; set aside. Wrap beets and potatoes in foil.

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Potato

Greens

Beet

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Bake potatoes at 425 for 1 hour or until tender.

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Potato

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Oven

Bake beets at 425 for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until tender. Cool completely. Reduce oven temperature to 40

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Beet

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Oven

Peel and slice beets and potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.

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Potato

Beet

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add onion; saut 4 minutes.

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Onion

Add garlic; saut 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add beet greens, spinach, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; saut 8 minutes or until liquid evaporates.

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Beet Greens

Spinach

Pepper

Salt

Place spinach mixture in a large bowl. Cool completely.

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Spinach

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Combine eggs and egg white in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Reserve 2 tablespoons egg mixture.

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Egg Whites

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cheeses to bowl, stirring well.

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Pepper

Salt

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Bowl

Unwrap and place larger portion of dough on a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Roll dough into a 14-inch circle. Press dough into bottom and 2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Arrange half of beets and half of potatoes over dough. Top with half of spinach mixture and half of cheese mixture. Repeat layers with remaining beets, potatoes, spinach, and cheese mixture.

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Cooking Spray

Potato

Spinach

Cheese