Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Recipes / Side Dish

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

These crispy smashed potatoes are the perfect side dish for BBQs, garden lunches and al fresco dinners.

They’re so simple to put together and only take 5 minutes to prep so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time outside.

Served on a generous bed of a creamy pesto yoghurt swirl, they’re a real crowd-pleaser. Scale the ingredients up to feed as many people as you'd like!

Serves

Ingredients

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

500g baby potatoes

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp garlic granules

1 tsp onion granules

1 tsp paprika

Basil leaves to serve

Creamy Pesto Yoghurt Swirl

5 heaped tbsp plant-based yoghurt 

3 tbsp all plants Genovese Basil Vegan Pesto

Method

1 Preheat air fryer to 220C. Fill a large saucepan with boiling water and bring to a simmer. Add in the baby potatoes and simmer for 10 – 15 mins until soften. Drain and tip onto a tray. Smash the potatoes with a glass or potato masher until flattened slightly. 

2 Drizzle over the oil, garlic, onion and paprika along with a big pinch of flaky sea salt. Tip into the air frying basket and air fry for 15 – 20 mins until golden and crisp, tossing halfway through to cook evenly.

3 To serve, swirl the yoghurt and the pesto together onto a serving plate and serve the potatoes on the side with some basil leaves on top.

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Ready in 25 minutes mins