Tag: yogurt dip

• Crispy smashed potatoes

  Who said potatoes are boring? This basic food can be prepared a thousand ways, and it never gets old. My new favorite is these perfectly crispy ones with a super easy greek yoghurt dip. Who can resist this?

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  • Prep time: 10 mins
  • Bake time: 1hr 10 min

  Ingredients

  Smashed potatoes:

  • 1kg small potatoes
  • 3 tbsp melted salted butter
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • freshly chopped parsley

  Greek yogurt dip:

  • 3 cups greek yogurt
  • 3 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped dill
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp olive oil

  How to make the smashed potatoes:

  1. Wash the potatoes and place them in a large pot filled with water. Try to use small potatoes to make it easy to smash them with a help of a glass. Boil for ~20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
  2. Once soft enough, drain the water and let the potatoes rest for about 5 minutes.
  3. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet, then smash them pressing on pressing each one with the bottom of a glass.
  4. Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil and the melted salted butter. Sprinkle them with salt, pepper and basil.
  5. Preheat the oven to 200C and bake them for 40-45 minutes, or until crispy enough. Meanwhile prepare the yogurt dip.
  6. As a final tough, sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and serve with the greek yogurt dip. It’s gonna be addictive.

  How to make the yogurt dip:

  1. Place the greek yogurt into a bowl and stir in the salt, pepper, garlic powder, parsley, dill and olive oil. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
  2. Let it chill until the potatoes are done.

  Enjoy this extremely easy and delicious meal! It’s like out of this world.

  

  

  August 28, 2024

  crispy, easy recipe, potatoes, Recipes, yogurt dip

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