Smashed new potatoes with chives and garlic infused oil

Name: Smashed new potatoes with chives and garlic infused oil
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 800g new potatoes; 4 tbsp garlic infused oil; 1 tsp flaky sea salt; 3 tbsp fresh chives, snipped; 0.5 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp smoked paprika

Boiled then squashed and roasted until crisp at the edges, these potatoes are fluffy inside and bursting with chive flavour.

Time55 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.50 a head
Oven220°C (200°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gnew potatoes
4 tbspgarlic infused oil
1 tspflaky sea salt
3 tbspfresh chivessnipped
½ tspground black pepper
1 tspsmoked paprika

Method

1
Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until just tender. Drain and steam dry for 3 minutes.
15 min
2
Spread on a large tray and press each one with a potato masher until squashed flat but still holding together.
3
Drizzle over the garlic infused oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
4
Roast for 30 minutes until deep golden and crisp.
30 min
5
Toss with the chives and serve hot.

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