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Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback Potatoes with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Transform simple potatoes into beautifully carved and perfectly baked potatoes served with a rich roasted pepper sauce
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Entree
Cuisine Comfort food
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Sharp knife
  • 2 chopsticks
  • Lined baking sheet
  • silicone brush

Ingredients
  

Red Pepper Sauce

  • 2 red or orange bell peppers
  • 1 cup cannellini beans
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp agave or maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup fresh minced parsley

Potatoes

  • 6 medium potatoes (Yukon, Russets)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp minced dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp paprika (sweet or smoked)
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne powder

Spiced oil

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp rosemary
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne powder

Instructions
 

Prepare the pepper sauce

  • Preheat the oven to 425F.
  • Remove the top of the peppers, and the core. Cut 3-4 sections and place on a lined baking sheet.
  • Brush a little oil and sprinkle some salt.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes at 425 F.
  • Remove from oven and cover with a lid for a few minutes. This will help removing the skin.
  • Remove the skins, and set aside.
  • In a blender or food processor, add the roasted red or orange peppers, the rinsed white beans, olive oil, walnuts, sweetener, cumin, chili, garlic powder, salt and breadcrumbs.
  • Pulse until all the ingredients are blended. Taste and season.

Prepare the potatoes

  • Wash or scrub the potatoes.
  • Place 2 chopsticks on either side of the potato and start making thin vertical slices leaving the bottom connected.
  • Place each potato on a lined baking sheet

Prepare the spiced oil

  • Heat up the oil with the cumin, cayenne, garlic powder, salt.

Putting it together

  • Generously brush the potatoes with the spiced oil making sure that some gets in the slices and on the bottom.
    Hasselback potatoes
  • Bake for 35 minutes. Flip the potatoes, brush again and bake for another 20 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the fresh parsley and serve hot with the roasted pepper sauce.
Keyword Baked vegetables
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