Looking for a healthier and more flavorful take on the classic mashed potatoes? Try using a good olive oil and a Tuscan herb paste for flavoring.
By Kalle Bergman
Tuscan Herb Mashed Potatoes
Looking for a healthier and more flavorful take on the classic mashed potatoes? Try using a good olive oil and a Tuscan herb paste for flavoring.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
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For the Potatoes:
- 1/2 cup Carapelli Premium 100% Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 10 each 90 ct potatoes – peeled and cut in half
- 1/2 cup Tuscan herb paste – See recipe
- 8 fluid ounces heavy cream—warmed
- 3/8-teaspoon white pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
For the Tuscan Herb Paste:
- 3/4 cup Carapelli Extra Light in Taste Olive Oil
- 1 cup Carapelli Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 1/2 ounces fresh basil – picked
- 1 ounce fresh rosemary – picked
- 1/2 cup Italian parsley – picked and packed into cup
- 1/2 ounce fresh thyme – picked
- 1 ounce fresh sage – picked
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Instructions
Tuscan Herb Paste:
- Blend herbs and crushed red pepper with Carapelli Extra Light in Taste Olive Oil using a blender or food processor, then stir in extra virgin olive oil.
For the potatoes
- Boil potatoes in salted water. When cooked tender, mash potatoes.
- Mix salt and pepper with Tuscan Herb Paste, Carapelli Extra Virgin Olive Oil and warmed heavy cream. Fold into potatoes.
this recipe is wrong. it serves 4-6 but calls for 10 potatoes (roughly 5 pounds/90 count box) to which your adding how many cups of olive oil? and a cup of heavy cream? This is healthy as long as you want a high calorie, high fat food