Violet Potatoes with Truffle Cream and Violets

This is a simple dish of potatoes, truffles and violets. The violet potatoes have a beautiful flavour, especially when freshly dug from the earth. Simply roasting them in the oven to preserve their flavour and serving them with truffles celebrates the best of both worlds — the humble and the rare. The addition of silver leaf is symbolic of the preciousness of the truffles. In some cultures silver is believed to have important health benefits.