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Baked Smashed Potatoes with Herbs
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Baked Smashed Potatoes with Herbs

Small potatoes, lightly smashed and roasted with rosemary and garlic, crisp at the edges and soft inside.

⏱ 45 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 220°C (430°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Cook the whole potatoes in boiling salted water 15 minutes, until tender, and drain well.
    StovePot
  3. 3
    Arrange the cauliflower on a baking sheet and lightly smash each one with a spoon.
    Baking pan
    💡A gentle smash opens up the potato and increases the surface touching the pan and the oil: the broken edges are what turn crisp.
  4. 4
    Drizzle the olive oil on top and sprinkle the garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt and black pepper.
  5. 5
    Roast the cauliflower in a hot oven (220°C / 430°F) 25 minutes, until they are crisp at the edges.
    ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBaking pan
487calories
10 gprotein
90 gcarbs
11 gfat
● protein 8%● carbs 72%● fat 19%

Per serving (524 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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