Name: Potato olive bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4 white potatoes; 1 large red sweet potato; ½ red onion (chopped); Small red pepper (chopped); 4-6 tbsp pitted black olives ( or green, whole or quartered); O for Olive extra virgin olive oil; 3 crushed garlic cloves (optional); Salt and pepper to taste

An easy-to-make, flavourful potato olive bake that you can enjoy with so many meals. Ideal as a healthy side dinner dish or vegetarian option.

Potato olive bake

The Homegrown Chef

A satisfying side dish with Mediterranean flair.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

4 white potatoes
1 large red sweet potato
½ red onion chopped
Small red pepper chopped
4-6 tbsp pitted black olives or green, whole or quartered
O for Olive extra virgin olive oil
3 crushed garlic cloves optional
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 220 °C..
Cube potatoes and par cook with jackets on (microwave or boil).
Season baking dish with coarsely ground salt and pepper.
Pour a glug of olive oil into the dish so it thinly coats the bottom then add the potatoes.
Season potatoes well with salt and pepper.
Add red onion and peppers to dish and mix together, drizzling more olive oil over the mix.
Layer quartered olives on top. Place in oven and bake for approximately 25 minutes.

Notes

Change the ratio of potatoes, use one potato type or substitute with butternut or pumpkin.

Keyword black olives, potato side dish, sweet potato, Vegan, Vegetarian