Squash and Potato "Torte"

God really takes care of us, doesn't He? It was amazing to me when I moved across the country that several friends of mine from Chicago lived within a few miles of where I was moving. He knew exactly what I would need in order to manage feelings of homesickness, and it included little reminders of home through good friends. I made this recipe when one of those friends came over to hang out, and I think we both decided it is a keeper!


yet another shout out of thanks to smitten kitchen.


Ingredients
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. salt and 3/4 tsp. black pepper (or to taste)
2 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes
2 medium-large summer squash
Olive oil


Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 10" round cake pan and set aside.
2. Slice the green onions and set aside 1/4 cup for garnish later.
*Note: I neglected to do this, as you can see above, which was fine, but it would certainly look prettier with a little green!
3. In a small bowl, combine the rest of the green onions, grated cheese, flour, thyme and salt and pepper.
4. With a knife or in a large food processor with the slicing blade, slice the potatoes and squash into very thin slices. Set on separate plates
5. To begin, arrange one layer of potatoes in concentric circles on the bottom of the prepared pan with the circles slightly overlapping to completely cover the bottom.
6. Then top with a layer of squash and drizzle with 1 tsp. olive oil.
7. Sprinkle with some of the cheese mixture.
8. Repeat steps 5-7 until all of the potatoes and squash are used. Make sure you end with a layer of the cheese mixture on top so it can get golden and bubbly.
9. Cover pan with foil and bake 40 minutes.
10. Remove the foil and bake uncovered for another 25 minutes, or until the cheese begins to brown.
11. Allow to cool slightly and then cut into wedges. Serve with the green onion garnish on top.
*Note: you can make this ahead and just rewarm it in a 350 degree oven (for about 30 minutes).