Triple the taste with three irresistible potato side dishes

Here are 3 great potato side dish recipes, ready to compliment any meal! I hope you enjoy them as much as my family did!

Make them all at once or try a new one each week, or even just choose your favourite.

Potato Salad

Ingredients

• • 1kg large potatoes – peeled
  • 1 long cucumber – roughly sliced
  • 2 long sticks celery – roughly sliced
  • ½ bunch dill – shredded
  • ½ bunch chives – roughly chopped
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • good pinch salt

Method

• Boil potatoes until just tender. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Once potatoes are cool, cut them into quarters and add them to a large bowl.
• Add all the other prepared ingredients to the potatoes and mix gently but thoroughly.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Serves 6-8 as a side dish

Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1kg chat potatoes
• 1 tbsp oil of choice
• 8 rashers bacon – roughly diced
• 200g mushrooms – roughly sliced
• 1 leek – roughly sliced
• 4 cloves garlic – crushed
• optional: a few dollops of sour cream or mayonnaise and chopped chives to serve

Method

• Boil chat potatoes until just tender then drain. Place chats into a serving dish over a single layer. Use a ‘potato masher’ or large fork to slightly smash each potato.
• In a medium fry pan place the oil, bacon, mushrooms, leek and garlic and fry for 5-10 minutes until the bacon is cooked and it is smelling delicious!
• Spoon the bacon mixture over the top of the smashed potatoes. Finish by adding a dollop of sour cream or mayonnaise and chives.
  Serves 6-8 as a side
• Potato Bake

Ingredients

• 1kg chat potatoes – thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp oil of choice
• 270ml coconut cream
• 4 cloves garlic – crushed
• 3 spring onions – cut into 1cm pieces
• 1 heaped tbsp nutritional yeast
• good pinch salt and pepper

Method

• Preheat oven to 200c. Place the oil at the bottom of a baking dish, then put all the potatoes in the dish (I stand them all upright – see photo)
• Pour the coconut cream over the potatoes then sprinkle evenly with the remaining ingredients.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Stir very gently and bake for another 10-15 minutes until crispy and cooked.
• Serves 6 as a side dish