Baked Aromatic Potatoes with Mushrooms and Black Olives

Mushrooms and potatoes combine very well and with black olives are even more perfect. Such an easy and cheap recipe, we used fresh Oyster mushrooms, however any other type is fine, as well as the frozen ones work well.

Serves 4, Preparation 15 min, Cooking time 30-35 min

500 g yellow potatoes
500 g Oyster Mushrooms (or any other mushrooms) fresh or frozen
1 clove garlic, minced
Pitted black olives, 40 g
Grated Parmigiano cheese, 3 tablespoons
A sprig of minced fresh thyme or dried one, 1 teaspoon
Dried marjoram, 1 teaspoon
Extra Virgin olive oil, to taste
Salt and black pepper, to taste

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C – 350 F – Gas Mark 4.

Combine minced thyme and garlic clove in a bowl with the marjoram, 4 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Stir.

Smash the black olives.

Tip: If you use fresh mushrooms, do not wash them under running water or they will absorb it and give it all back to you during cooking. Simply clean them with a damp cloth. Slice them half a centimetre thick and leave some of them whole (the smaller ones).

Slice potatoes to a thickness of 3 mm. The potatoes should be evenly sliced to ensure even cooking and to prevent them from darkening, dip them in cold water.

Grease the bottom of the baking pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, place a layer of potatoes on the bottom, aromatic herbs and black olives, then mushrooms. Proceed in this fashion until you finish the ingredients, add a drizzle of oil on top.

Cover the baking pan with aluminium foil and peel with a stick in some places to let the steam come out during cooking. Bake approx. 20 minutes. Remove the aluminium foil, keep baking further for other 10 minutes until the surface is gilded.

Take out from the oven and allow to cool down a few minutes before serving.