Mashed Potatoes with Fresh Green Herbs and Lemon

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Fresh Green Herbs and Lemon
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 1 large egg, beaten (if baking the mashed potatoes); Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; salt and freshly ground black pepper; grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 5 tbsp finely chopped fresh herbs: tarragon, dill, and flat-leaf parsley; ½ cup (125 ml) heavy cream, plus more if necessary; about 5 tbsp (75 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for the baking dish; 2 lb (1 kg) russet potatoes, peeled; 2 or 3 scallions, sliced

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Made Summer

By Yvette van Boven

Published 2013

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Ingredients

2 lb (1 kg) russet potatoes, peeled
½ cup (125

Europe
Netherlands
France
Limburg
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

If you’d like to bake the mashed potatoes, Preheat the oven to 350°F 180°C) and generously butter a baking dish.

Chop the potatoes and cook them in a large pan of boiling salted water until very tender. Drain. Mash with a masher, or preferably, pass through a potato ricer. N