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🍽️ Quick Potato Basil Mash

370 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g potatoes (peeled, weighed)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 4 tbsp finely chopped basil
• 200 ml whipping cream
• 1 tbsp butter
• 30 g pine nuts

Instructions

1. 1. Cut the potatoes into small cubes.
2. 2. Place the potato cubes, about 100 milliliters of water, and a pinch of salt in a microwave-safe bowl.
3. 3. Cover the bowl and cook the potatoes in the microwave at 850 watts for 12 to 15 minutes.
4. 4. Drain the cooking water.
5. 5. Press the warm potatoes through a potato ricer into a clean bowl.
6. 6. Puree a small amount of fresh basil together with a splash of cream in a blender or with a hand blender.
7. 7. Add the remaining cream, a piece of butter, and some pepper to the mashed potatoes.
8. 8. Stir everything well until a creamy mixture forms.
9. 9. Toast the pine nuts in a hot pan without additional fat until golden brown.
10. 10. Spread the finished mash onto a plate and sprinkle the toasted pine nuts on top.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 370
• Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 34 g