Name: Aromatic olive oil mash
Yield: Serves four
Ingredients: 100 ml olive oil; salt and black pepper; 60 ml olive oil; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tsp thyme leaves, finely chopped; about 8 mint leaves, finely chopped (to get 2 tsp); 1 lemon: finely grate the zest to get 1 tbsp, then juice to get 1 tbsp; 1 kg Desiree potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm pieces; 6 thyme sprigs (5 g); 1 lemon: finely shave the skin to get 5 strips; 3 mint sprigs (5 g); 4 garlic cloves, peeled

Preparation info

Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ottolenghi Simple

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Published 2018

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Creamy mash is hard to beat, but I often prefer olive oil-based mashes, especially if the centrepiece of the meal is already very rich. Adding aromatics to your cooking water is a great way to jazz up mash. I’ve used thyme, mint, lemon and garlic here, but try experimenting with different herbs and spices.

Get ahead by peeling and cutting the potatoes up to 6 hours in advance if you like. Just keep them in a pot of cold water and drain before starting the recipe.