Description
Cold spell comfort food is mashed potatoes mixed with winter greens, garlic, roasted shallots, and sharp cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 shallots
- 5 medium potatoes (I used Yukon gold), cut in quarters
- 5 oz (two large handfuls) spinach, roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup milk (125ml)
- 75g aged cheddar, grated
- salt + ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a skillet, cook the spinach with a knob of butter for a minute. Set aside.
- Pre-heat the oven to 450°F.
- Cut the shallots in half lenghtwise, leaving the skin on.
- Lay them face up in a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Cook in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
- Once the shallots are roasted, simply peel off and discard the skin and set aside the shallots.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the potatoes for 25 minutes, until tender.
- Drain the potatoes and put them in a large bowl.
- Mash them around with the butter, garlic, and apple cider vinegar.
- Add the roasted shallots, cooked spinach, milk and season with salt and pepper.
- Lay the mixture in a baking pan, top with the cheddar, and bake for about 20 minutes, until the top is nicely browned.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 65 mins