Dan”s Super Potatoes

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• large pot of boiling water
• 30 new potatoes (should all be same size or close to it)
• 2 tablespoons of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil from a dark bottle
• 2 tablespoons of cold pressed flax seed oil from a refrigerated dark bottle
• 100g semi-dried tomatoes diced
• 1 shallot diagonally chopped thinly
• 2 teaspoons of fresh chopped or dried rosemary
• half teaspoon of finely chopped fresh lemongrass stalk
• 1 fresh crushed garlic clove
• half teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons of medium ground (not ground too much) macrobiotic or unbleached sea salt (you may need a mortar & pestle to grind with if the salt has very large granules)

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of water to the boil then add the potatoes (should be enough water to cover the potatoes by at least 2 cm). Let them boil for about 5 minutes before testing with a fork. If the fork goes into the "largest" of the potatoes very easily they’re done…if not, give them another 5 minutes then retest.

2. When the taters are done, drain the water and put them aside so that any residual moisture on the surface of the taters evaporates off.

3. Take all the herbs and spices and put them in a little bowl and mix together.

4. Chop the dry taters in half then put in a large mixing bowl and pour the oil all over them. Mix them around so the oil covers evenly.

5. Sprinkle the seasoning mixture all over the taters, mixing around as you go so that they get covered evenly.

6. Serve them on a plate then put the chopped semi-dried tomatoes and chopped shallots on top.

7. Should eat with salad or steamed green veggies like broccoli, bok choy, cabbage, spinach etc. (The potatoes done in this way have quite a strong taste so don’t use any dressing with your salad otherwise it will spoil your enjoyment of the potatoes’ tastiness!). Yum!

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 10 mins