Swede Mash with Cheddar & Black Pepper Butter

Name: Swede Mash with Cheddar & Black Pepper Butter
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 675 g (1½ lb) swede, peeled & cut into small cubes; 65 g (2½ oz, 5 tablespoons) unsalted butter; Salt; 100 g (4 oz, 1 cup) mild Cheddar, grated; 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper (see Tip); 4 (5) tablespoons milk; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler

Published 1997

About

Swede is still too reminiscent of school dinners for many people’s tastes yet in the right hands it can be one of the most flavourful vegetables. Potato mashes are currently very fashionable but perhaps swede mash is the one to watch for the future! This recipe is also good when made with parsnips.

Ingredients

675 g (1½ lb) swede, peeled & cut into small cubes
2 tablespoons olive oil<

Dinner
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cook the swede in boiling salted water until tender, then drain well. Purée in a blender with the oil and milk until smooth. Transfer to a clean pan and heat through, then beat in the Cheddar and 15 g (½ oz