Blue Cheese Potato

Name: Blue Cheese Potato
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 large baking potatoes (eg King Edward), around 250 g each; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp finely chopped chives or parsley; 150 g sour cream or crème fraîche; 4 rashers streaky bacon; freshly ground black pepper; 150 g gorgonzola or Roquefort, crumbled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 2002

About

Put the spuds in the oven just before you go out for a quick drink or an evening meeting, return an hour or so later and supper is almost done.

Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes (eg King Edward), around 250 g each
1 tbsp

Supper
Snack
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Scrub the potatoes well and dry thoroughly. Prick lightly, coat in olive oil, and roll in salt and pepper.

Place the potatoes on the rack in the centre of the oven and bake for 1½ to 2 hours, until soft to the touch. (If you can hear them softly whistle, they’re perfect.)

Fry the bacon in a non-stick fry pan until crisp, drain well on paper towel, a