Emerald Mashed Potatoes

Submitted by Mirj2338

"Light, low-fat, and delicious"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 6 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks
• 1 1⁄2 cups low-fat milk or 1 1/2 cups soymilk
• 1 bunch scallion, white & light-green parts,finely sliced
• 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons lightly-salted butter
• salt and pepper
• 4 cups kale, finely shredded (or other dark leafy green)

directions

1. In a large pot, combine potatoes and lightly salted water to cover.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and then cook until tender, about 25 minutes.
3. Drain well.
4. Meanwhile, in large saucepan, combine milk, scallions& kale.
5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 3 minutes.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Transfer potatoes to large bowl.
8. Add butter and mash with potato masher until smooth.
9. gradually stir in hot milk mixture until combined.
10. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
11. If desired, add 2 or 3 roasted garlic cloves with salt& pepper!

Reviews

[Gay Gilmore]

Easy peasy and delicious. Crunchy kale in mashed potatoes, I loved it!

 

[SharonChen]

I took other reviewers advice and made this recipe by using 1 cup of milk, boiling 4 cloves of garlic with the potatoes and mashing them up altogether. This dish was AMAZING!!!! It's such a smart way to add veggies and crunchiness into mashed potatoes. I think I am never gonna make it without the dark leaf greens from now on. Thanks so much for the recipe!

 

[COOKGIRl]

This was the perfect recipe for the organic beet greens, garlic whistles and Egyptian walking onions I purchased at the farmers' market today and I'm happy I found both the Egyptian walking onions and this recipe. Easy directions and equally simple to prepare. You could take this recipe so many different routes. Reviewed for ZWT 2009.

 

[Margie99]

These were great. I loved being able to get some leafy greens into a food my kids love. They never even mentioned the spinach that I put in there. I added a few cloves of garlic to the boiling water and had to cook a bit longer than stated but it was no biggie. I used about 1 cup of milk, I figured I could always add more milk-couldn't take any out. We will make these again I am sure. Thanks for a keeper.

 

[Derf2440]

Hey Mirjam, great mashed potatoes!!!I used spinach instead of kale, it was very good and I added about 4 cloves of garlic to the potato water and mashed them into the potatoes. Just one tiny problem, too much milk, could only add about 1 cup, but used a slotted spoon to get all the green goodies out of the rest into the potatoes. Will be making these often, Thanks for sharing a good one. � posted Feb 11, 2002,UPDATE: Did these wonderful mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner, they always go over big for special dinners, everyone loves them, again I used fresh spinach, thanks again for a very good dish!! Oct 14/08 Mirj these are still one of our favourite ways to serve mashed potato!! Always enjoyed by all and always delish!! thanks again for sharing this recipe!! Dec 25/08 here i am again, made for Christmas dinner, they were smash mash hit, enjoyed by all with many seconds!!