Crushed Potatoes, Leeks, and Pea Salad

Name: Crushed Potatoes, Leeks, and Pea Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 800g waxy potatoes, skins on, washed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 leeks, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tbsp white wine or water; sea salt and ground pepper; 1 tbsp butter; 1.5 cup frozen peas, thawed; .5 cup skin-on roasted almonds; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; .5 packed cup mint; .25 packed cup parsley; 1 tsp honey; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tbsp water; .33 cup olive oil; sea salt and black pepper

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:40min

The fragrant chunky pesto really brings this side dish together and complements the lamb perfectly.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:09:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories401.8 kcal (20%)

Total Fat26.5 g (38%)

Carbs35.5 g (14%)

Sugars5.1 g (6%)

Protein7.9 g (16%)

Sodium267.9 mg (13%)

Fiber6.4 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

800gwaxy potatoes

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbspbutter

1 ½ cupfrozen peas

thawed

roasted almond and mint pesto

½ cuproasted almonds

skin-on

3cloves garlic

crushed

½ cupmint

¼ cupparsley

1 tsphoney

1 Tbspapple cider vinegar

1 Tbspwater

⅓ cupolive oil

sea salt

black pepper

Instructions

pesto

Step 1

Place all the ingredients in a small food processor and blitz to make a coarse paste. Season with salt and pepper.

potato salad

Step 2

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain well. (The potatoes can be cooked several hours ahead but don't refridgerate them).

Step 3

Heat the oil in a medium frying pan and add the leeks, garlic, and wine. Season with salt and pepper, then cover and cook for 10 minutes, until tender but not colored.

Step 4

Lightly crush the potatoes with the palm of your hand and add to the pan along with the butter.

Step 5

Cook until hot, turning occasionally, then fold in the peas and .25 cup of the pesto.