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Roasted Crushed Potatoes

27th September 2023 Leave a comment

Delicious! Crispy on the outside and fluffy inside…

Ingredients

500 gr baby Potatoes
8 Garlic cloves
1 Bay leaf
1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Rosemary sprigs
Himalaya Salt
Pepper

In a big pot with salted water, boil the potatoes for 10 minutes. Oil the bottom of a baking tray and place the potatoes on the oil. Crash each potato and add the garlic cloves with peel on. Drizzle the remaining oil over the potatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread the sprigs of rosemary over the top. Bake in hot oven (220°C) for about 40 min.

Category: Highlights, Potatoes Tags: Easy Recipe, Healthy, Potatoes, Side dishes, Vegetarian

Baked Potatoes with Cottage Cheese

3rd May 2023 Leave a comment

Creamy but healthy, this potatoes are delicious and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

2 large baked Potatoes
250 gr cottage Cheese
1 Spring Onions
Chives
1 pinch of Salt
Pepper

Slice each potato in half lengthwise. With a teaspoon carefully remove the potato pulp and place in a bowl. Add the cottage cheese and mash until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with finely chopped chives. Mix well. Fill each half potato wild the mash. Sprinkle with pepper and serve.

Category: Gluten Free, Potatoes Tags: Cheese, Easy Recipe, Healthy, Potatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Potatoes Dauphinoise

8th March 2023 Leave a comment

Golden and creamy, these potatoes are irresistible to most people …

500 gr of Potatoes
300 ml Creme Fraiche
200 ml Milk
2 Garlic cloves
1 Bay leaf
Nutmeg
1 pinch of Salt
Pepper

Ingredients

Cut the potatoes into thin slices and place in a pot. Cover with the creme fraiche and milk, season with salt, add the crushed garlic and bay leaf. Bring to boil and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and season with pepper and nutmeg. Transfer into a baking tray. Heat the oven to 200°C. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Category: Potatoes, Vegetarian Tags: Dauphinoise, Easy Recipe, Potatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Potatoes and Tuna Salad

10th August 2022 Leave a comment

A light meal that tastes as good hot or cold. A great choice for picnics and packed lunches.

Ingredients

2 Tuna tins
400 gr of Potatoes
50 gr of Olives
4 Eggs
100 ml of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Lemon
1 Parsley bunch
1 tbsp of Flax Seeds
1 pinch of Salt
Pepper

Boil a pot of water seasoned with coarse salt. Cook the potatoes for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the water and let it cool down. Cook the eggs in boiling water for 15 minutes. In a blender place the olive oil, lemon and season with salt and pepper. Blend until it becomes a thick sauce. Cut the potatoes into cubes and place in a bowl. Add the tuna in chunks and the olives. Peel and cut the egg into quarters. Place in the bowl. Drizzle with the sauce and stir gently. Sprinkle with the flax seeds and decorate with parsley.

Category: Fish, Gluten Free, Potatoes, Salads, Vegetarian Tags: Easy Recipe, Light meal, Newbie Cooks, Potatoes, Salads, Tuna

Shrimp and Baby Potatoes Stir-Fry

11th May 2022 Leave a comment

Few ingredients and a simple cooking process but so amazingly tasty you will want to do it all the time. Great for packed lunches or picnics.

Ingredients

300 gr of Shrimp
250 baby Potatoes
3 Garlic cloves
1 Bay leaf
1 Coriander Bunch
2 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 pinch of Salt
1 pinch of Pepper

Boil a pot of water seasoned with coarse salt. Cook the potatoes for 10 minutes. Remove from the water and let it cool down. Add the shrimp in the boiling water and cook for 5 minute. Drain and peel the shrimp and reserve. Peel the garlic and slice it. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic and bay leaf. When the garlic becomes golden add the shrimps. Stir often for about 5 minutes. Add the pototoes and season with salt and pepper. Stir for another 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with chopped coriander.

Category: Potatoes, Seafood Tags: Gluten-Free, Potatoes, Seafood, Shrimp, Stir-fry

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

23rd February 2022 Leave a comment

Simple and delicious these potatoes deserve a special place on any Sunday roast.

Ingredients

2 medium size Sweet Potatoes
4 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Himalaya Salt
Pepper
Chilli flakes

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into cubes. Spread half the on a baking tray. Pre-heat the oven to 200° Celsius. Place the potatoes on the baking tray. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and the chilli flakes. Pour the remaining olive oil over the potatoes. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until the potatoes become golden brown.

Category: Favourites, Potatoes, Vegetarian Tags: Easy Recipe, Side dishes, Sweet Potatoes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Baby Potatoes with Crab

19th January 2022 Leave a comment

Amazing flavours in this light dish with fresh crab meat. Perfect to show off to friends and family.

Ingredients

300 gr of Crab (brown and white meat)
400 gr of baby Potatoes
3 Garlic cloves
1 tsp Chilli paste
1 Bay leaf
2 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp Marsala Wine
1 pinch of Salt
1 bunch of Parsley

Boil a pot of water seasoned with coarse salt. Cook the potatoes with the peel on for 10 minutes. Remove from the water. Warm the olive oil in a shallow pan. Add the chrushed garlic, bay leaf and chili paste. Stir and add the wine and the brown crab meat. Stir until it all blends. Remove from the heat. Add the baby potatoes and stir. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and place the white crab meat on top.

Category: Potatoes, Seafood Tags: Crab, Exotic, Potatoes, Seafood, Vegetarian