Thursday, January 5, 2012

Dressed for dinner - potatoes with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice dressing

Thanks Jamie!
Food tonight consisted of barbequed steak to keep the men happy with potatoes dressed with olive oil, coriander, chilli and lemon. All served up on a wooden cutting board a la Jamie Oliver.

1 medium potato
2 sweet potatoes
1/2 lemon
1 fresh red chilli
A bunch of coriander
50g feta cheese

Serves approx 4.

Wash the potatoes and halve lengthways. Put them in a large microwave safe bowl with 1/2 a lemon (I used the whole lemon, it was small so I just chopped it in half and put the two halves in cut side sitting up)

Cover and microwave on full power for 15 mins.

Drizzle evo over a large wooden chopping board, sprinkle coarsely ground salt and black pepper over it.
Finely chop the red chilli (I used only 1/2 in case it was too hot...it wasn't, I'll use more next time) and most of the coriander on the board, mixing as you go. Add the feta and keep chopping and mixing.

Pull the potatoes out of the microwave, check they are cooked and using tongs squeeze the lemon halves over the potatoes. Discard the lemons. Put the cooked potatoes onto the board and chop them roughly combining the cheese, chilli and coriander.

At this point I probably should have drizzled with more oil. I will next time. Although the recipe doesn't say to do it, the potatoes and cheese absorb the oil on the board fairly quickly. You could probably drizzle with a bit of lemon juice as well.

I may never make ordinary potato salad again!
Really, really, awesomely easy summer food.
Let me know what you think if you make it.
:)

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