Golden Herbed Smashed Potatoes
Easy golden herbed smashed potatoes with cashew cream sauce- a great crowd-pleasing, kid-friendly recipe.
Servings 4
Equipment
- 1 Steam basket
- 1 Baking tray
Ingredients
- 8-10 medium yukon gold potatoes Steamed
- 2 tbsps almond flour
- 1 Bulb garlic
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsps rosemary chopped for garnish
- 2 tsps chives chopped for garnish
- 1 tsp parsely chopped for garnish
- Sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Steam potatoes for approximately 30 minutes, which is steamed ¾ of the way through. The reason is that they will cook up in the oven when you roast the potatoes and yet you still want them soft enough to smash.
- While you are steaming the potatoes, wrap the garlic bulb in parchment and roast it for about 30 minutes. It is optional at this point to add a spray of avocado oil if you are choosing to make this for a party. This step can also be done ahead of time. My air fryer and oven are the same appliance, so I like to get the garlic roasted ahead of time, so it is then available to air fry the potatoes.
- Once steamed, lay the potatoes out on a baking tray lined with a clean wax free parchment paper.
- Take a fork and smash them all the way through.
- Season with the garlic powder, evenly over all the potatoes. And repeat with the onion powder and smoked paprika.
- Turn the air fryer on and set the temperature to 430 F.
- Dust the almond flour on top which provides a textured crunch. If you are remaining low or no fat, you can leave this ingredient out. The dish still tastes amazing without it.
- Squeeze out the garlic from the bulb you roasted earlier. The garlic should be soft and fragrant. Spread the cloves evenly over the smashed potatoes.
- Add the rosemary on top.
- The smashed potatoes are ready for air frying and your air fryer will likely be at the right temperature by now. Air fry for approximately 10 minutes until golden brown on top.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven, turn them over, and return to the oven for another 3 - 5 minutes until golden brown on the bottom. If you are using oil, spray the potatoes lightly one more time when you turn them over.
- Once they are done, garnish with chives and parsley.
- Add a little cashew cheese sauce on top to serve (optional and can be made without the additional fat).
