Minty Potatoes Recipes

NEW POTATOES WITH GARLIC, MINT AND BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring the potatoes to the boil in enough lightly salted water to cover.
• Turn the heat to a very low simmer and cook until fork tender. This could take 30 minutes.
• Drain and add the butter, mint, garlic and salt and pepper to the pot. With the lid on, toss gently to cover the potatoes with the seasoned butter.
• Use parsley if you don't have or like mint, or use a mix of both if you wish.

NANNA'S MINTED NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• First, give the potatoes a little scrub in cold water to remove any leftover dirt. Don't scrub too hard or you will remove all the skin.
• Cover the potatoes with cold water and add the salt and garlic. Put a lid on and bring to a boil. Once boiled, turn down to a simmer and cook for about 10-15 minutes or until completely soft when poked with a knife.
• Drain the potatoes and discard the garlic. Add the butter, black pepper and a few leaves of fresh mint. Mix gently with a spoon.
• Serve in a big bowl or plate. Garnish with a nice sprinkling of crunchy Maldon sea salt and fresh sprigs of mint. Enjoy!

NEW POTATOES WITH 5-MINUTE MINT PESTO

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium pot and add cold water to cover; bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and cook until barely fork-tender, 12 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, put the parsley, mint, pistachios, oil, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor and process until finely minced (see Cook's Note). Transfer to a large bowl and stir in the Parmesan until blended.
• Toss the pesto with the warm or room-temperature potatoes and serve.

TUSCAN POTATOES (MINT AND GARLIC ROASTED POTATOES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Scrub potatoes and halve or quarter any that are larger than bite-sized.
• Combine all ingredients in a large heavy duty zip lock plastic bag and shake well to coat potatoes.
• Place in a shallow roasting pan (lined with foil for easy clean up), and roast for 1 hour.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.

MINTY ROASTED POTATO

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. Scrub the potatoes and prick each 3 or 4 times with a fork. Place in a single layer on a shallow roasting pan and bake for 2 hours. Cut each potato in half.
• 3. Toss potatoes with remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Let rest for 30 minutes before serving.

MINT POTATO

Steps:

• Place potatoes and mint sauce in a small saucepan with just enough water to cover them.
• Cover saucepan and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for around 15 minutes. Potatoes are cooked when they can easily be pierced with a fork.
• Strain potatoes, reserving mint pieces and return potato and mint to saucepan for a few minutes over low heat to dry them out.

MINTY ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350*F.
• Prick the potatoes with a fork and place them on a baking sheet. Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• Cut the potatoes into quarters and arrange them in a serving bowl. While they are hot, toss them with the oil, coarse salt, pepper, and garlic.
• Gently toss in the mint, or parsley(or both, if you want!). Serve hot or at room temperature. Enjoy!