Nistisimo - Oven baked fasting dish
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An easy and healthy dish. After layering the potatoes, onions and tomatoes, roast them in the oven with plenty of olive oil.
Name - Recipe
Νηστίστιμο φαγητό στο φούρνο.
1 kg potatoes
1/2 kilo onions
1/2 kg red tomatoes
1/2 cup of olive oil
1/2 cup grated bread
1 tbsp dried spearmint
Garlic (if desired)
Salt
Peel the potatoes, cut them into thin slices, mix them with half of the olive oil and spread them on the bottom of a large baking dish. Cut the onions into thin, round slices and place them on top of the potatoes. Do the same with the tomatoes and drizzle with the remaining olive oil. Season with salt, sprinkle with the bread and spearmint and bake in a medium temperature in the oven for about an hour. (Stavroula Vorka, Kornos)
Baking in the oven.
Functional and symbolic role
Consumed at times of fasting.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Stavroula Vorka, Kornos. Recipe editing: Marilena Ioannidou (see. Little Volunteers and Women's Association of Kornos (2009). Traditional foods of Kornos (ed. Marilena Ioannidou). Publication permission: Archontiko Papadopoulou, Kornos).
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