Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Goat Cheese Rosemary Olive Oil Recipes

GOAT CHEESE MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan. Add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and add salt. Reduce heat to medium high and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 10 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan. Heat 1/2 cup half-and-half and 1/4 cup butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave 1 minute. Mash half-and-half mixture into the potatoes. Stir in 2 oz. goat cheese.
• Sprinkle pistachios and fresh sage over potatoes.

OLIVE OIL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add potatoes, garlic and 2 teaspoons salt and cook at a brisk simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and garlic, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid. Mash potatoes and garlic. Beat in olive oil and then thin to desired consistency with reserved cooking liquid. Check seasoning and serve.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH GOAT CHEESE, ROSEMARY & OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add sweet potatoes and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until very soft. While sweet potatoes cook, heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a medium frying pan over low heat. Add the garlic and rosemary and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very fragrant (be very careful not to burn the garlic). Turn off heat. Once the sweet have finished cooking, drain them and transfer to a mixing bowl. Smash, using the back of a fork or a potato masher. Use a spatula to scrape the olive oil, garlic and rosemary from the pan into the bowl. Stir well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Gently stir in the crumbled goat cheese (be careful not to stir too much-you want there to be little clumps and streaks of goat cheese). Serve immediately, drizzled with a little more olive oil if desired. Serves 4.

SWEET POTATO PURéE WITH GOAT CHEESE AND TRUFFLE OIL

Steps:

• Cook sweet potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. Transfer sweet potatoes to processor. Add cheese and process just until mixture is smooth. Add butter and truffle oil. Process just until blended. Season puree with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Stir puree in large saucepan over medium heat until heated through. Transfer puree to bowl and serve.
• *Available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets nationwide.

ROSEMARY , ROASTED GARLIC, CHEESE, MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place garlic in small ovenproof bowl, and drizzle with olive oil.
• Roast for 30 minutes, or until very soft.
• Cool and peel the garlic, and reserve the oil.
• Boil potatoes and rosemary in a large pot of salted water until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup liquid.
• Discard the cooked rosmary.
• Place potatoes in a large bowl with milk, butter, garlic, and reserved olive oil.
• Mash to desired consistency, adding reserved cooking liquid as needed.
• Mix in 1/2 cup cheese.
• Season with minced fresh rosemary, salt and pepper all to taste.
• Garnish with fresh rosemary.

ROSEMARY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a Dutch oven; add 1 teaspoon salt. Cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain., Place potatoes in a large bowl. Add the cream, butter, rosemary, nutmeg, pepper and remaining salt; mash until desired consistency.