Tuscan Potatoes (Mint and Garlic Roasted Potatoes)

littleturtle's Note:

An Italian classic. Easy & tasty. Usually very high in fat because it's tossed with tons of olive oil, but that's really unnecessary, a light coating will do just fine. Great side for any number of meats - roast pork, grilled chicken, Italian sausage, salmon, beef, veal, etc, etc.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 lb small red potato (2-4 potatoes)
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled & finely minced (1 tablespoon)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, minced & stemmed
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste) or 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
• pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Scrub potatoes and halve or quarter any that are larger than bite-sized.
3. Combine all ingredients in a large heavy duty zip lock plastic bag and shake well to coat potatoes.
4. Place in a shallow roasting pan (lined with foil for easy clean up), and roast for 1 hour.
5. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
6. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Reviews

[Chef #825725]

didn't know what to think about mint being the spice, but these were wonderful. the whole family loved them. One thing I will do next time is cut potatoes bigger rather than smaller. my smaller pieces got dried out...

[Snowfia]

i used much more olive oil than the recipe calls for, the potatoes would have been dry without it. great side dish, veerrryy simple.

[Kana]

My entire family loved these--even my son who does not like potatoes!