Pesto Mashed Potatoes (Paleo & GF)

Pesto mashed potato recipe

Serves 6, as a side

Ingredients

• 6-8 potatoes, peeled;
• 2 tbsp paleo cooking fat like coconut oil, butter or tallow;
• 2 cloves garlic, minced;
• A few splashes of heavy cream or coconut milk;
• 4-6 tbsp pesto; homemade basil pesto
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste;

Preparation

1. In a large saucepan, boil potatoes until soft. I always cube my potatoes prior to boiling because they cook faster and are easier to mash afterwards.
2. Once soft, strain the potatoes. In the same saucepan over a low heat, melt the cooking fat and add the minced garlic. Allow it to sit for a few moments in order for the flavors of the garlic to diffuse into the cooking fat.
3. Place the potatoes back in the saucepan and begin to mash. Pour in the heavy cream or coconut milk as needed. Be sure not to add too much, as it is very easy to dilute the other flavors. Alternatively, you can also simply use more of your chosen cooking fat instead of cream or coconut milk, it’ll make for an even richer side dish.
4. Once fully mashed, add the pesto. The amount will depend on how strong you would like to the pesto flavor to be. Finally, season with salt and pepper to taste.

Again, this recipe is from Paleodietlifestyle.com.  Be sure to check out this site it's amazing!! 


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So I decided after finding this recipe the other night to try it out on my BF! Man it was delicious.  Here are some pics!  The recipe was really easy and it did not take much time at all to prepare.  Let me tell you after doing the paleo cleanse for 4 weeks, this felt like I was cheating somehow.  It was so good! I can't believe it was "diet" food.