The Not-so-Humble Potato: frugal to sophisticated, cold & hot, sides & mains, very tasty

EVERYONE LOVES POTATOES but they can become too much of a good thing.

These potato salads are easy-peasy and a cut above the usual while the hot potato dishes are sublime.  Both will thrill diners and cooks. Oh, and they’re wallet-friendly, too.  Includes dairy-free.  

 HOT POTATO DISHES

SKINNIER DOUBLE BAKED POTATOES

Really really tasty with fabulous texture: easy, filling, full of good fibre; frugal... 

Stuffed Potato Skins were designed in the 1970's for the male palate but became popular with the entire family.  

Skinny Scalloped Potatoes, French Style: 

lower-fat, make ahead

Using milk instead of cream, this rich soft creamy wodge of potato slices meld together into glorious starchy creaminess.  As good cold (and with less resistant starch) 
as hot.  Great with meatloaf. 

  

Glamourous multi-layer tortilla: 

vegetarian, make ahead, healthier, budget conscious

Spanish Potato Omelette with Spinach, Tomatoes & Peppers.  Perfect taste of Spain that's as good as it looks.  Simple home-made or bought-in Sun-blush tomatoes provide unexpected bursts of flavour.

Lower-fat Tumbet (Layered Potato Ratatouille Pie):

Vegetarian with vegan option; prep-ahead, budget friendly

All of the intense flavour of the original without excessive richness.  Available in two skinny versions: one sprinkled with crumbled feta; the other, plain.  

UBER OVEN BAKED POTATOES

 easy-peasy, wallet-friendly

The perfect baked potato - fluffy interior & crispy golden skin - is a thing of wonder.  Cooking them is an art...get them just right with these tips.

POTATO SALADS

None of these delicious side salads take longer than 20 minutes to prepare and are easy in the extreme.  And they're so good, they'll disappear fat.  

Frankfurter Potato Salad (for kids and kidults) including ultra-frugal version.  Don't want the bother of cooking green beans or chopping onions? Just mix sliced frankfurters and coarsely chopped boiled eggs with cooked mashed or cubed potatoes.  Add silky yoghurt-mayonnaise OR make-it-yourself easy low-fat, high-protein Mayo.  ( below)

Lo-fat 10-minute Smashed Potato Salad: Outstanding flavour with great crunchy bits; versatile; ultra-frugal

Potato Salad Vinaigrette: mayo-free; perfectly complements the rich flesh of mackerel or leftover pork/lamb or spicy firm tofu. Add baby tomatoes and chopped herbs to heighten bright colours.  

And for something a little more colourful and fun:
Russian Potato Salad: lower-fat, high fibre, gut-friendly, uses up leftovers, colourful

Also:

Avo & Egg Potato Salad

Broccoli, New Potato & Egg

MAIN COURSE

Creamy Potato, Smoked Mackerel & Grape 

Easy & budget-friendly, especially if you pick up smoked mackerel on its sell-by date. The salad is like an unctuous fishy version of chicken Veronique…in a good way!

Picnic-worthy Potato Salad, just 10 mins cooking

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These recipes were developed by B  Lee/Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.