POTATOES!

Almost christmas time and of course what would christmas be without potatoes. So i have already given you my potato salad recipe but here are some more yummy ways to eat the good tuber.

Roast Potatoes

8 large potatoes peeled and boiled for about 8min
1/2 tsp garlic flakes
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
16 bay leaves
Salt and pepper to season
1/2C olive oil
100g margarine

Cut four slits into each potato with out cutting all the way through. Insert two bay leaves into each. sprinkle with garlic and rosemary. Drizzle olive oil and slice margarine over the potatoes. Roast at 180 C for 45 min basting occasionally.

Spiced Potato wedges

4 large potatoes washed and sliced into wedges
2 sweet potatoes washed and sliced into wedges
1/4C olive oil
3 T garam masala
Juice and zest of one lemon
1 T dried chili
3 cloves of garlic crushed

With the exception of the potatoes mix all the ingredients. Coat the potatoes with the mixture and roast at 180 C for 60 min.

Spiced Butternut and Sweet Potato

1 butternut peeled and sliced thinly lengthwise
4 sweet potatoes washed and sliced thinly lengthwise
1/4 cup olive oil
1 T cumin seeds
1 T corriander seeds
2 T brown sugar
3 T balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to season

Toss the vegetables through the other ingredients. Roast 180 C for 30min.

Potatoes are loaded with fiber, magnesium potasium, phospherus and vitamin C. Sweet potatoes also have vitamin A