Mashed Potatoes With Roasted Garlic and Herbs

Submitted by Rita1652

"Potatoes are comfort food But when you add Lavender to it and you have real comfort food! Lavender and rosemary are a match made in heaven. Use together or alone. Your choice. You can throw fresh garlic into the potatoes when boiling in place of roasting them for ease. Almost as good as roasted garlic. To bring it over the top try it topped with Recipe #243288."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 cup cream
• 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 -6 mashed roasted garlic cloves (Roasted Garlic & Pearl Onions With Herbs)
• 1 teaspoon lavender flowers or 1 teaspoon rosemary

directions

1. Cover and cook potatoes in boiling salted water for 15 to 20 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender.
2. Drain potatoes.
3. Mash potatoes in a large mixing bowl until no lumps remain.
4. Add butter and cream, salt, and pepper mashing in to blend together.
5. Mix in herbs and garlic.
6. Garnish with herbs.

Reviews

[KellyMac6]

Wonderful mashed potatoes! So easy and creamy and delicious. I only used the rosemary because I don't have a fresh lavender plant and I can't find it in the spices at the grocery store any more! I am going to use my leftovers to make gnocchi, hopefully it will be just as delicious. Thank you!

 

[Charmie777]

Great!!!! I loved the roasted garlic!!! I used a whole head!

 

[COOKGIRl]

Mizz Rita L, you did it again! Another Academy Award winning recipe! Used roasted garlic which I would recommend over fresh, and white pepper instead of black. What a luscious recipe-even after three helpings! (I'm stuck to the dining chair for the next 10 hours!) Served this with our own smoked turkey breast and Recipe #17481. PS used the lavender only, not the rosemary.

 

[lauralie41]

These are awesome potatoes, DH loved them. I used 4 baking potatoes and the rosemary with just a little extra butter. So very good along side Chef Kate's Boeuf Bourguignon a La Julia Child Recipe #148007! Will be making these mashed potatoes soon!

 

[bluemoon downunder]

A delightful recipe: so creamy and so superbly flavoursome! I have a thriving lavender bush growing just outside my front door and now I'll be doing more than just enjoying its aroma! I made this - using a tablespoon of Rita's fabulous Roasted Garlic Spread Recipe #92370 - for ONE-TWO-THREE-HIT WONDERS 2006. I used unsalted butter, 1/2 cup of cream and 1/4 cup of Greek yoghurt - and, of course, the lavender flowers as specified in the recipe. Thanks Rita! We all enjoyed this so much that I know that I'll be making it again and again. If you have leftovers - but be warned: there may well be NO leftovers! - the potatoes reheat well in the microwave.