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Smashed Potatoes with Pesto

Smashed Potatoes with Pesto | Recipe

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Smashed Potatoes with Pesto | Recipe

Name: Smashed Potatoes with Pesto
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4 Personen
Ingredients: 1 kg medium potatoes; 7 tbsp olive oil; 4 tbsp Parmesan, grated; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 4 tsp JS Green Pesto Mix

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Cooking Time:

45 min

Difficulty:

Easy

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Ingredients

4 tsp

JS Green Pesto Mix
1 kg

medium potatoes
7 tbsp

olive oil
4 tbsp

Parmesan, grated
1 1/2 tsp

salt

Method

Cook the potatoes in salted water for about 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 210°C.

Place the potatoes on a baking tray lined with baking paper and squash them with the underneath of a heavy-bottomed glass.

Brush the mashed potatoes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan and salt and roast in the oven for 25–30 minutes until the potatoes are golden and crispy.

For the pesto, mix 4 tsp Green Pesto Mix, 5 tbsp olive oil and 3 tbsp water.

Drizzle the pesto over the finished smashed potatoes and serve.

Nutritional information: (Per person)

Calories
299 kcal

Carbohydrates
35 g

Protein
7.5 g

Fat
14 g

Method

Cook the potatoes in salted water for about 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 210°C.

Place the potatoes on a baking tray lined with baking paper and squash them with the underneath of a heavy-bottomed glass.

Brush the mashed potatoes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan and salt and roast in the oven for 25–30 minutes until the potatoes are golden and crispy.

For the pesto, mix 4 tsp Green Pesto Mix, 5 tbsp olive oil and 3 tbsp water.

Drizzle the pesto over the finished smashed potatoes and serve.

Nutritional information: (Per person)

Calories
299 kcal

Carbohydrates
35 g

Protein
7.5 g

Fat
14 g

Smashed potatoes with pesto

Gone are the days of boring boiled spuds miserably bulking out a dull meal. Make your potatoes the perfect party piece – with Parm and pesto brightening your plate! The crunchy deliciousness will have your taste buds crying out for more. Make double the recipe for this crowd-pleaser to avoid disappointment.

Pesto for days

Jars of pesto have a horrible habit of going off before we've finished them. Green Pesto Mix to the rescue! As a store cupboard stable, this mix keeps for months and is ready to use in a flash. Just add water and olive oil for a decadent drizzle. Check out some of our other pesto recipes – how about pasta with pesto and burrata or perhaps some green pesto gnocchi?

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