Beautiful Potato-Beet or Potato-Broccoli Layers (In Phyllo)
- 12 lb phyllo dough (approximately)
- olive oil
- 4 medium-large beets, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch slices. (boiled or roasted until tender) or 2 lbs broccoli, steamed (spears or pieces, do not use chopped broccoli, choose EITHER broccoli OR beets, don't use both!)
- 2 lbs potatoes, peeled, chopped
- 13-12 cup olive oil
- 3 -4 tablespoons wine vinegar
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 10 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 12 tablespoons capers, drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Defrost phyllo dough and set aside in refrigerator until ready to use.
- Prepare beets or broccoli and set aside.
- FILLING:
- Boil potatoes until cooked through.
- Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
- Put them into a large bowl and mash, adding the 1/2 cup of water.
- While continuing to mash them, slowly add the oil and vinegar, salt, garlic, capers and parsley.
- Taste to adjust seasoning.
- CONSTRUCTION:.
- Place several layers of phyllo dough (6 to 8) in a 9" x 13" baking pan, brushing with olive oil between layers.
- Top with 1/2 of the potato mixture, and spread till smooth.
- Above that, add half the beets or broccoli, in a smooth layer.
- Top with 4 layers of phyllo (optional), brushing with olive oil between layers.
- Add the remaining potato mixture, smoothed down, followed by the remaining beets or broccoli.
- Top the entire pan with another 8 (or so) layers of phyllo dough, brushing olive oil between layers.
- Tuck the ends of the phyllo dough around the pan so that looks lovely.
- Bake at 400F until golden brown, about 35 minutes.
- Let cool at least 20 minutes before serving.
phyllo, olive oil, beets, potatoes, olive oil, wine vinegar, salt, garlic, capers, parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beautiful-potato-beet-or-potato-broccoli-layers-in-phyllo-237328 (may not work)