Mashed garlic potatoes champ

Yield: 8 servings

Measure Ingredient
3 pounds Russet potatoes; peeled and
\N \N ; quartered
3 \N Cloves garlic; peeled, ends
\N \N ; trimmed
1½ teaspoon Salt; divided
¼ cup Extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon White pepper
3 bunches Scallions; cleaned & trimmed

Place potatoes, garlic cloves and 1 teaspoon salt in covered saucepan with water just to cover. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain into colander, reserving cooking water.

While potatoes are cooking, cook scallions in small covered saucepan in boiling water with remaining ½ teaspoon salt until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain; shock in ice water to stop cooking. Drain.

In mixer bowl, mash potatoes with potato masher, using fork tines to mash garlic if necessary. Beat with electric mixer, adding oil and reserved potato water as needed for consistency. Add salt and pepper. Stir in scallions.

Cover bowl. Set in skillet with 2 inches simmering water to hold for serving, up to 1 hour.

Serve with butter or a small pitcher of extra-virgin olive oil. Makes 8 servings, 7g of fat per 1 cup serving. | Recipe by: November 1996 Vegetarian Times Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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