Crisp Golden Rosemary Potatoes with Feta Cheese
by meike peters
Some days call for a quick lunch or dinner and potatoes are often my solution – apart from pasta, of course. Mashed, fried, baked or in salads, preparations never take too long to create a satisfying meal which won’t leave me hungry. Sometimes when I know that stressful days are ahead, I put a big pot of potatoes on the cooker, enough to be turned into a few delicious meals in the following days. This is perfect when there are fried potatoes on my cooking plan as they should always cool and dry after cooking before you throw them into the hot pan, that way they turn nice and crisp and won’t become mushy. My favourites are the classic version with bacon and onions or a bit lighter and Mediterranean, golden fried potatoes with rosemary. I could leave it at that, good potatoes fried in olive oil with some herbs, sea salt and pepper don’t really ask for more but I’m in the mood for cheese at the moment. I could throw it into anything, like last week’s rocket salad with goat cheese, my Bavarian Obatzda sandwich with camembert or the gnocchi with blue cheese sauce.
So my potatoes get a cheesy add-on as well, in the form of Greek Feta cheese. I cut 500g / 1 pound of small cooked and cold potatoes in half and fry them in olive oil on medium heat until golden on all sides. For the last 2-3 minutes I add the needles of 3 small sprigs of rosemary, they become bitter when fried too long. When the potatoes are nice and crisp I season them with crushed black pepper and coarse sea salt and crumble 150g / 5.5 ounces of Feta cheese on top. A ripe goat cheese would work as well, or an aromatic French cheese like Comté grated and melted on the hot potatoes, so many options!
Made this today for guests… Went down very well 🙂 thank you for the idea 🙂
You’re welcome Gabi! I’m happy you and your guests enjoyed it!
Have a nice Sunday, Meike xx
Yummy !!! I have to try this. I’m running out of ideas to make supper different and hubby and I both love potatoes. Thanks girl.
Sheila
You’re welcome Sheila! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! You can add different cheese, sometimes I use a ripe mountain cheese like French Comté grated on top, or whatever I find in my fridge. Have a nice day! Meike xx
Really love the sound of this; I’m a big fan of golden crispy potatoes and the combination with rosemary and feta sounds perfect.
Fried potatoes is absolute feel good food, this is a lighter, summery variation! Meike xx