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Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary

BY

Anjali Tiscia

Dec 23, 2024

If I am having a protein, like salmon, and veggies, I will ALWAYS have potatoes of some description. Roasted, air-fried, mashed, steamed, in a salad - doesn't matter how, as long as they are there. I have said it before and I will say it again, potatoes are a healthy food despite what you may have been told and we can make them even healthier depending on how we cook them. Leave the skin on - you get more insoluble fibre for bowel regularity. Cook them and let them cool completely before reheating - now you have more resistant starch, meaning beneficial food for our gut bacteria and fewer absorbed calories. With this roasted potatoes recipe, all of this is possible. Leaving the skin on will give it extra crunch and it is super easy to steam, cool and then roast/bake to increase the resistant starch content - honestly a win-win.

If I am having a protein, like salmon, and veggies, I will ALWAYS have potatoes of some description. Roasted, air-fried, mashed, steamed, in a salad - doesn't matter how, as long as they are there. I have said it before and I will say it again, potatoes are a healthy food despite what you may have been told and we can make them even healthier depending on how we cook them. Leave the skin on - you get more insoluble fibre for bowel regularity. Cook them and let them cool completely before reheating - now you have more resistant starch, meaning beneficial food for our gut bacteria and fewer absorbed calories. With this roasted potatoes recipe, all of this is possible. Leaving the skin on will give it extra crunch and it is super easy to steam, cool and then roast/bake to increase the resistant starch content - honestly a win-win.

Cook time

Cook time

~40 minutes

~40 minutes

Serves

Serves

N/A

N/A

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A blue and white China plate with a pile of roasted potatoes with rosemary herbs throughout, on top of a white backdrop
A blue and white China plate with a pile of roasted potatoes with rosemary herbs throughout, on top of a white backdrop
A blue and white China plate with a pile of roasted potatoes with rosemary herbs throughout, on top of a white backdrop
A blue and white China plate with a pile of roasted potatoes with rosemary herbs throughout, on top of a white backdrop

Ingredients

3 large potatoes, e.g. russet, sebago, red or yukon gold

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp dried rosemary herb

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/4 tsp cumin powder

1/4 tsp coriander seed powder

Salt, to taste

Method

STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C.

STEP 2
Wash and peel the potatoes and then cut them into large chunks.

STEP 3
Steam the cut potatoes for ~10 minutes or until soft (or boil if preferred). We choose to steam to prevent the nutrients from being lost in the boiling water.

STEP 4
Once cooked, remove from the steamer and transfer the potatoes to a baking dish and allow them to cool down. The cooling down process will increase the overall cook time and is optional, however it increases the resistant starch content of the potatoes which helps to feed our beneficial gut bugs but also reduces the absorbed carbohydrate and calorie content and so we recommend it.

STEP 5
Once cooled, drizzle over the extra virgin olive oil, season with the salt, spices and rosemary. Toss to coat well, shaking the baking dish to roughen up the potatoes. Add extra olive oil if needed.

STEP 6
Bake in the oven at 180°C for 20-30 minutes or until potatoes are crispy and golden brown.

STEP 7
Remove and season with additional salt if needed before serving.

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