A Mash with Olive Oil (and the Merest Whiff of Garlic)

Name: A Mash with Olive Oil (and the Merest Whiff of Garlic)
Yield: enough for 4
Ingredients: mashing potatoes – 1 pound (450g); olive oil – 4 tablespoons (60ml); garlic cloves – 2, squashed flat but not peeled; thyme – a bushy sprig; a thick slice of butter

December 14, 2011

Recipe information

Yield
enough for 4

Ingredients

mashing potatoes – 1 pound (450g)

olive oil – 4 tablespoons (60ml)

garlic cloves – 2, squashed flat but not peeled

thyme – a bushy sprig

a thick slice of butter

Preparation

Step 1
Peel and cook the potatoes in the usual manner. Warm the olive oil, garlic cloves, and thyme sprig in a small pan, then turn off the heat and leave the aromatics to do their work while the potatoes cook.
Step 2
Mash the potatoes as usual, introducing the butter and oil and holding back the garlic and herbs as you go. Grind in a little pepper and serve.

Tender