Mashed Potatoes With Black Olives Food

MASHED POTATOES WITH OLIVE OIL AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes, 1 teaspoon salt and cold water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Return the potatoes to the pan. Shake the pan over medium heat for about a minute to dry the potatoes. Transfer the potatoes to a food mill, ricer or bowl.
• Add the oil and reserved cooking liquid to the saucepan and warm over medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat. Mash the potatoes through the food mill or ricer into the pan (or mash by hand in the bowl and transfer to the pan). Add the basil, parsley and tarragon and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

GOAT CHEESE & BLACK OLIVE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with the thyme for 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook until potatoes are tender (about 5-10 minutes more).
• Reserve 1/3 cup potato water.
• Drain the potatoes and garlic.
• Mash potatoes and garlic until smooth.
• Stir in cream, goat cheese, olives, olive oil salt and pepper.
• If the texture is too stiff, stir in a little of the reserved potato water to make them fluffy.

PROVENCIAL BLACK OLIVE AND FRESH THYME MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to med and cook until potatoes are very tender when stabbed with a fork, about 15 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Return to the saucepan and add the cream and butter. With a hand mixer, blend until just smooth (do not over whip).
• Add the olives and thyme. Garnish with fresh thyme.
• Season generously with salt and pepper.
• According to Oprah this serves 12 to 15.

COD AND MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• To prepare the potatoes, place them in a large heavy pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, peel potatoes and mash in a bowl with butter, milk, salt, pepper and chives. Cover with foil and keep warm in a low oven.
• Prepare the sauce. In a saucepan warm the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add onion and saute until onion caramelizes, turning light golden, about 15 minutes. Add garlic and tomatoes and saute until liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Add wine and cook until sauce reduces by half. Add chicken broth and bouquet garni, then simmer on low heat uncovered for 20 minutes, or until sauce is thick. Cover and remove from heat.
• If desired, cut leeks in half lengthwise, then halve again into quarters. Wash with cold water and dry completely. Heat peanut oil in a large heavy pot or straight-sided saucepan until the oil registers 275 on a deep-fry thermometer (the oil should not be so hot that it is close to smoking). Fry leeks a few at a time, until golden brown, about 5 minutes a batch. Remove with slotted spoon to drain on paper towels or paper bags.
• To cook fish, heat the olive oil and butter in a saucepan, preferably nonstick, over medium. Season fish with salt and pepper and fry 3 minutes a side, turning once. Remove from heat.
• Reheat sauce over medium heat until hot. Remove bouquet garni. To serve, mound mashed potatoes on platter, top with fish fillets, sauce and leeks.

GARLIC MASHED POTATOES WITH EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place eggplant halves, cut sides up, onto a baking sheet and brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Bake eggplant in the preheated oven until soft, 30 to 35 minutes. Peel eggplant when cool enough to handle; set aside.
• While eggplant is baking, place potatoes and garlic cloves into a large pot and cover with lightly-salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and retain 1 tablespoon drippings in the skillet. When bacon is cool, crumble, and set aside. Cook and stir onion in bacon drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Set onion aside.
• Place eggplant, potatoes, cooked garlic cloves, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher until smooth and thoroughly combined. Season to taste with salt and cracked black pepper. Serve in a bowl topped with cooked onion and crumbled bacon.

OLIVE BRANCH SMOKED BEEF TENDERLOIN, OLIVE OIL MASHED POTATOES, ROASTED CHILI AND OLIVE RAGOUT

Steps:

• Prepare a smoker using olive branches. Place the beef tenderloin in the smoker and smoke for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pat the beef dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and oil in a roasting pan over moderately-high heat until the foam subsides. Then brown the beef well on all sides, about 10 minutes. Put the roasting pan with the beef in the middle of the oven and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into the center registers 130 degrees F for medium-rare, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. Then cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• To serve, first place the Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes on a plate. Then lean 2 slices beef tenderloin on the potatoes. Place a large spoonful of the Roasted Chili and Olive Ragout around or on top. Garnish with watercress.
• Peel and quarter the potatoes. Put the potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt in a 3-quart pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, covered with the lid, and then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, until the potatoes are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes in a colander and return to the pot. Add the olive oil and olives, and season with salt and pepper. Mash with a potato masher until smooth.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat in a saute pan. Add the red onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden brown, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the rest of the olive oil and the olives, parsley and all the roasted peppers. Season with salt and pepper.

MASHED POTATOES WITH BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. Transfer potatoes to large mixing bowl. Add milk and butter. Using electric mixer, beat until potatoes are smooth. Stir in olives. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to serving bowl. Sprinkle with parsley; drizzle oil over.

27+ EXCITING LEFTOVER MASHED POTATO RECIPES (+MASHED POTATO CAKES)

Steps:

• Mix egg, cheese, and chives in a bowl.
• Stir in mashed potatoes and flour.
• Shape into patties.
• Dredge in flour , fry for 3 minutes on each side.

GARLIC MASHED POTATO WITH OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• First place the garlic and olive oil in a small saucepan over the gentlest heat possible - a heat diffuser is good for this - and leave for 1 hour for the garlic to infuse and become really soft.
• Use a potato peeler to pare off the skins as thinly as possible and then cut the potatoes into even-sized chunks, not too small. If they are large, quarter them and if they are small, halve them.
• Put the potato chunks in a large saucepan, then pour boiling water over them, add 1 dessertspoon of salt, put on a lid and simmer gently until they are absolutely tender - they should take approximately 25 minutes. The way to tell whether they are ready is to pierce them with a skewer in the thickest part; the potato should not be hard in the centre. And you need to be careful here, because if they are slightly underdone you do get lumps.
• When the potatoes are cooked, drain them. Cover them with a clean tea cloth to absorb some of the steam for about 5 minutes, then using an electric whisk on a low speed, begin to break them up using half the garlic and oil. As soon as all that is incorporated, add the rest of the garlic and oil and whisk until smooth, seasoning well with salt and freshly milled black pepper.

OLIVE OIL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and quarter potatoes. Put potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt in a 3-quart pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, covered with lid, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain potatoes in a colander and return to pot. Add oil, pepper, chives (if using), remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup cooking water and mash with a potato masher or fork. Add more cooking water for a looser consistency.

MASHED POTATOES WITH OLIVES, GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Marinate chopped olives in extra virgin olive oil for 30-60 minutes.
• Combine milk, cream and garlic cloves in a medium saucepan. Bring gently to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until garlic cloves are soft, about 30 minutes. Remove garlic cloves and mash (or puree). Return mashed garlic to the milk and cream mixture. Add butter and stir until melted. Set aside and keep warm.
• To boil the potatoes, peel and cut into large pieces. Place in a 3-quart saucepan with cold water to cover. Add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well, transfer to a mixing bowl and mash with potato masher.
• When the potatoes are mashed, gradually add the warm milk, cream, garlic and butter mixture. Continue to mash until creamy. Season with salt, pepper and herbs and then carefully fold in the marinated olives.
• Serve immediately or keep warm in the top of double boiler, covered with plastic wrap or foil, over simmering water until it's ready to be served.