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Barbecued Greek Lemon Baby Potatoes Recipe

Barbecued Greek Lemon Baby Potatoes Recipe

This dish pays homage to the iconic flavours of Greek lemon potatoes. Nanna Tate Baby Potatoes are cooked in a lemon and garlic-infused water to impart a first layer of seasoning.

Ingredients
  • 1.2kg Nanna Tate Baby Potatoes, ideally all a similar size
  • 600ml of water
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 3 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • feta, crumbled, to serve
  • lemon zest, to serve
  • finely chopped parsley, or chives, to serve
  • lemon wedges, to serve
  • 100ml of olive oil
  • 2 bunches of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
  • 1 lemon, zested, plus 1 tbsp juice
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
Method · 50 min
  1. Place the potatoes in a saucepan with the water, lemon juice, garlic cloves and salt. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-18 minutes until just tender. Drain well and allow to steam-dry
  2. Combine all of the ingredients for the herb oil in a bowl. Mix well and set aside. Alternatively you can blitz the ingredients in a food processor
  3. Light a barbecue for direct grilling or preheat a grill pan on a medium-high heat
  4. Thread the potatoes onto metal skewers and brush with the herb oil. Grill or barbecue the skewers for 10-12 minutes, turning regularly and brushing with more herb oil as they cook, until they are golden and charred on the outside. If using a barbecue, you may need to set up a cooler area of the grill to move the potatoes to if they’re colouring too quickly
  5. Remove from the heat and brush with any remaining herb oil
  6. Arrange on a platter then scatter over the feta, lemon zest and fresh herbs and serve with lemon wedges

They’re then barbecued on skewers and basted with a fragrant herb oil while they’re on the grill to further intensify the flavours. Place the potatoes in a saucepan with the water, lemon juice, garlic cloves and salt.

Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-18 minutes until just tender. Drain well and allow to steam-dry

Light a barbecue for direct grilling or preheat a grill pan on a medium-high heat Thread the potatoes onto metal skewers and brush with the herb oil.

Grill or barbecue the skewers for 10-12 minutes, turning regularly and brushing with more herb oil as they cook, until they are golden and charred on the outside. If using a barbecue, you may need to set up a cooler area of the grill to move the potatoes to if they’re colouring too quickly

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