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Potato tortilla

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Total time: 1 hr 5 min • Prep: 30 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy

Potato tortilla comes from the Spanish dish tortilla española which is a Spanish omelette. Our version is full of golden, crispy potatoes topped with broad beans, cottage cheese and bacon.

Ingredients

Potato(es)

400 g

Baby spinach

50 g

Shortcut bacon

125 g

Olive oil

2 tsp

Brown onion

1 small, finely chopped

Egg(s)

3 medium, lightly beaten

Frozen broad beans

170 g, (1 cup)

97% fat-free cottage cheese

250 g, (1¼ cups)

Instructions

1

Boil, steam or microwave potatoes until just tender. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl. Add spinach and set aside, covered, for 5 minutes or until spinach has wilted.

2

Meanwhile, finely chop half the bacon. Heat oil in a medium (22cm) non-stick ovenproof frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion and chopped bacon, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Transfer to bowl with potato mixture. Add eggs and stir to coat.

3

Thinly slice remaining bacon. Reheat same pan over medium-high heat. Cook sliced bacon, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a small bowl.

4

Reheat same pan over medium heat. Add potato mixture, pressing lightly to spread mixture over base of pan. Cook for 8–10 minutes or until base is golden and set.

5

Preheat grill on high. Grill tortilla for 5 minutes or until top is golden and set.

6

Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave broad beans until just tender. Drain. Refresh under cold water and drain. Peel and discard skins. Combine beans, sliced bacon and cottage cheese in a bowl. Serve tortilla wedges topped with cottage cheese mixture.

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