Appetizer
Smashed Pesto Potatoes
We just love Smashed Pesto Potatoes! It's the ideal snack or appetizer for St Patrick's with our favorite Just Like Parmesan. Family friendly recipe!
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Cooking time30 min![preparation time]()
Prep time35 min![servings]()
ServingsPortions 4
FOR THE PESTO:
- 150 g Violife Just like Parmesan
- 50 g basil leaves
- 2 tbsp garlic cloves
- Zest of 1 lemon
- juice of 1 lemon
- 80 g olive oil
FOR THE POTATOES:
- 1 kg baby or small potatoes
- 2 tbsp sea salt
- 8 tbsp olive oil
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- fresh parsley, chives, and green onions, sliced
- To make the pesto sauce place all the ingredients in a blender and blitz well. Set aside.
- In a pot, boil potatoes in salted cold water until tender.
- Place on a baking tray and use a potato masher to squish them one by one, keeping them in one piece.
- Coat each potato with a dollop of pesto sauce and spread using a brush.
- Drizzle with olive oil and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20-30 minutes, until golden and crisp.
- Serve by garnishing with fresh herbs and the remaining pesto sauce.
