Monday, April 23, 2012

Herbed Fingerling Potatoes

I love a good potato.

I love them roasted, mashed, sauteed or baked. Served with cheese, bacon, butter or herbs. Made on the grill, in the oven or on the stove top. I love Yukon Gold, Redskin and Russet. And now I have a new love. The Fingerling potato.

I saw the bag of multicolor Fingerlings at Costco and just had to buy it. I figure it must have been my Irish heritage crying out in my DNA telling me to "Eat the potatoes!!"  This is the same DNA that tells me to drink  Bulmers and sing along with pub tunes (both of which tend to turn out well) so I inclined to listen regarding the potatoes.

Once I brought them home, the questions was how to prepare them.

On the drive home after a trip to Penzeys to get some more Italian Herb Blend, it hit me. Roasted with herbs, olive oils and roasted garlic salt. I could taste the goodness already. I also remember having seen an episode one of the chefs of some cooking show on PBS from years ago making a series of cuts in fingerling potatoes prior to roasting so I tried that as well. I think that the olive oil and salt were able to get into get into the cracks making these taste so wonderful.

Herb and Garlic Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
(Source: the depths of my brain)
Ingredients
  • Fingerling potatoes
  • Olive Oil
  • Roasted Garlic Sea Salt (I purchased this at Costco)
  • Italian Herb Blend
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Wash potatoes.
  • Let dry slightly.
  • Make a series of cuts down the length of each potato about halfway through.
  • Place in a small bowl.
  • Drizzle with olive oil.
  • Sprinkle with roasted garlic salt.
  • Sprinkle generously with Italian herb blend.
  • Stir to coat all potatoes with olive oil, salt and herbs.
  • Pour onto nonstick baking sheet.
  • Cook for 30-40 minutes or until the potatoes are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.

5 comments:

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  4. Those look so good. I love fingerling potatoes. Thank for sharing your recipe at The Gathering Spot. Hope you'll come back next Tuesday. Have a wonderful evening. Diane @ MamalDiane.com

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