Potatoes with Basil and Parmesan

Name: Potatoes with Basil and Parmesan
Ingredients: 1½ lb (700 g) new potatoes, cleaned; 2–4 oz (50–110 g) butter; A little bouquet of basil; Parmesan, grated

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Potato Year

By Lucy Madden

Published 2015

About

A patch of basil is a must in every garden. There are many exotic kinds of this loveliest of herbs available today. Besides the better-known Sweet or Bush basil, there are red-stemmed Horapha plants from Thailand, Green Ruffles with fringed leaves and the purple-leaved Dark Opal.

Ingredients

1½ lb (700 g) new potatoes, cleaned
2–4 oz (50–110

Side dish
June
Vegetarian

Method

Cut the potatoes, if large, into even sizes. Melt the butter and cook the potatoes, keeping the pan covered and not allowing them to brown.

Coarsely chop the basil and strew the potatoes when tender with the herb and the cheese. Eat at once.