Name: Crushed potatoes with spinach
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 500g new potatoes; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 1 clove of garlic; 1 Tbsp capers, drained; 150g baby spinach; Squeeze of lemon

Crushed potatoes with spinach

17 Mar 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

2 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

17 minutes

Background

This is a lovely, warm potato salad that goes well with grilled or barbecued fish. Excellent in a Sunday lunch menu or, as a side dish, part of a midweek meal.

Ingredients

500g new potatoes
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 Tbsp capers, drained
150g baby spinach
Squeeze of lemon

Instructions

Wash the potatoes, if they are bigger than 4cm, cut them in half. Boil in slightly salted water and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut the onion in half and slice thinly.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, sauté the onions gently for about 5 minutes. Finely chop the garlic, add to the onions with the capers. Stir and fry for a minute .
Drain the potatoes, add to the onion. Crush them gently with a fork.
Add the spinach and stir for a couple of minutes until a spinach wilted. Season to taste and squeeze some lemon juice over.