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14 Best Purple Potato Recipes

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb baby purple potatoes - scrubbed
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 to 3 tsp fresh rosemary leaves - chopped
  • 1/4 c pitted kalamata olives - cut into thin slivers

Instructions
 

  • Scrub 1 pound of purple potatoes.
  • Put potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Make sure water is 2 inches higher than the potatoes.
  • Season water with salt.
  • Bring potatoes and water to boil over high heat
  • Once boiling, turn the heat down for a continuous simmer.
  • Simmer a pot of potatoes until potatoes are easily pierced. This will be approximately 20 minutes.
  • Heat rosemary and oil in skillet and heat on medium. Do not allow to burn.
  • Once rosemary is sizzling in oil cook for 1 minute and remove from heat to cool.
  • After potatoes have softened in the large pot of salted water, drain water.
  • Once cool enough to handle cut the purple potatoes into quarters.
  • Toss potatoes with the rosemary scented oil and add in ΒΌ cup of pitted Kalamata olives.
  • Season with pepper and salt. Serve and enjoy!