Name: Potato crush
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kilogram tiny new potatoes, unpeeled; 1/2 cup (120g) sour cream; 40 gram butter, softened; Original potato crush; 6 cornichons, drained, coarsely chopped; 3 green onions, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon capers, drained, coarsely chopped; Caesar crush; 3 bacon rashers, finely chopped; 4 anchovies, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup shaved parmesan; Herb and mustard crush; 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard; 1/4 cup fresh chives, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoon fresh basil, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoon fresh dill, coarsely chopped

Potato crush

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Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

Ingredients

1 kilogram tiny new potatoes, unpeeled

1/2 cup (120g) sour cream

40 gram butter, softened

Original potato crush

6 cornichons, drained, coarsely chopped

3 green onions, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon capers, drained, coarsely chopped

Caesar crush

3 bacon rashers, finely chopped

4 anchovies, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

3 green onions, thinly sliced

1/2 cup shaved parmesan

Herb and mustard crush

1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard

1/4 cup fresh chives, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoon fresh basil, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoon fresh dill, coarsely chopped

Method

1.Boil, steam or microwave potatoes until tender; drain.

2.Mash half of the potatoes with all the sour cream and butter in large bowl.

3.Stir in one of the flavour variations (below).

4.Using back of a fork or potato masher, gently crush remaining potatoes until skins burst and flesh is just flattened; fold into mash mixture.

5.Original potato crush. Combine cornichons, green onions, parsley and capers in small bowl. Add to Step 3, above

6.Caesar crush. Cook bacon rashers in non-stick frying pan until crisp; drain on absorbent paper. Combine with anchovies, garlic, green onions and parmesan in small bowl. Add to Step 3, above

7.Herb and mustard crush. Combine mustard, chives, fresh flat-leaf parsley, fresh basil and coarsely chopped fresh dill in small bowl. Add to Step 3, above

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