Enjoy this easy, tasty, and delicious Crushed Potatoes as a wonderful side dish for your mains. Crispy on the outside with tender centers. Top it herbs, feta cheese and enjoy.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: British, Portugese
Keyword: garlic smashed potatoes
Servings: 4
Calories: 221kcal
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Ingredients
450g New Potatoes
2Cloves Garlicminced
Juice of 1 Lime
1tspSea Salt
½ -¾tspGround Black Pepper
4tbspCheddar Cheese
2tbsp Olive Oil + 1 tsp for greasing
Toppings
2tspRosemaryroughly chopped
75gFeta Cheesecrumbled
Instructions
Wash & Scrub Potatoes well and boil them in enough water with 1 Tsp of Salt until fork tender.
In a small bowl, add Olive Oil, juice of a lime, a sea salt, pepper, rosemary, and garlic. Mix well and set it aside.
Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease the baking sheetwith olive oil.
Place the potatoes on the baking tray. Smash the potatoes with a fork or potato masher gently until they are in one piece. Do not press too hard as they may disintegrate.
Generously brush the olive oil mixture over the potatoes and bake them in the oven for 15-20 minutes..
Sprinkle cheese on the potatoes and bake for 5 minutes or until they melt.
Sprinkle crumbled Feta Cheese and Rosemary on the smashed potatoes and serve immediately. . Enjoy them as a side dish!