Crispy potatoes with wild garlic pesto mayo
- Published: 6 Apr 22
- Updated: 18 Jun 24
Meet your new favourite side dish. Top crispy potatoes with dollops of homemade wild garlic pesto mayo. Serve as part of a laid-back Sunday roast.
Serve as part of Easter lunch with some more of our make-ahead Easter sides.
Ingredients
- 1.2kg waxy potatoes, such as charlotte, halved or quartered
- Olive oil for tossing
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 6 tbsp mayonnaise
For the wild garlic pesto mayo
- 75ml olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 100g wild garlic leaves (or use spinach and 1 extra garlic clove)
- 2 tbsp freshly snipped chives
- 50g pine nuts
- 50g parmesan, grated (or vegetarian alternative)
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C fan/gas 7. Put the potatoes in a pan of cold salted water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 6-8 minutes or until tender. Drain well, tip onto a tray lined with kitchen paper and dry well. Toss in a roasting tin with the olive oil, oregano, spices and salt. Roast for 15-20 minutes, turning, until crisp.
- Put all the pesto ingredients in a small food processor and whizz until combined.
- Spoon the potatoes onto a serving plate. Swirl a few tablespoons of pesto into the mayonnaise, then dollop onto the potatoes. Serve straightaway.
- Recipe from April 2022 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 358kcals
- Fat
- 19.5g (2.3g saturated)
- Protein
- 5.5g
- Carbohydrates
- 37.9g (2.2g sugars)
- Fibre
- 4.2g
- Salt
- 0.9g
delicious. tips
The pesto will keep for up to 2 weeks in the fridge, covered with a slick of oil. You’ll have more than you need for this recipe.
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