Purple Skin-On Mashed Potatoes with Scallions
If you are looking to change things up a little at your holiday meal without disappointing the traditionalists who must have mashed potatoes, why not just change the color? These are every bit as satisfying as traditional mashed potatoes but have a rich color and the healthy benefits of antioxidants. They don’t need to be peeled, so they are easy enough for a weeknight dinner, and the recipe can be doubled for a big holiday meal.
Purple Skin-On Mashed Potatoes with Scallions
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds purple potatoes
- 1-2 tablespoons butter
- 1-2 tablespoons crème fraîche
- Salt and pepper
- 2 scallions/green onions, root end removed, thinly sliced white portion and some green
Instructions
- Wash the purple potatoes and cut into large dice. Add to a medium pot of boiling water and cook for 10–12 minutes, or until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
- Drain and return to the pot. Add the smaller amounts of the butter and crème fraîche, as well as salt and pepper to taste and the white portion of the sliced scallions.
- Mash thoroughly with a potato masher, adding additional butter and/or crème fraîche until you get your desired consistency.
- Serve sprinkled with the remaining green portion of sliced scallions sprinkled on top.
