Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes with Tomatillo Salsa
These perfectly roasted Yukon gold potatoes are spiced with garlic, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper, and served with an (optional) homemade tomatillo salsa.
Servings: 4
Calories: 303kcal
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 1.5 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp salt or more to taste
- 1 tbsp oil olive, avocado, vegetable, canola, or sunflower seed
- cilantro to garnish
Tomatillo Salsa
- 1.5 lbs. tomatillos husked, cleaned, and cut in half
- 2 jalapeños stem removed and cut in half lenthwise
- 1 small red onion or yellow, quartered
- ½ bulb garlic cloves pierced with a knife
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 2 tbsp oil olive, avocado, vegetable, canola, or sunflower seed
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 lime juiced
Instructions
Tomatillo Salsa
- Add the tomatillos, jalapeños, onion, and unpeeled garlic cloves to a sheet pan. Lightly drizzle with avocado oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Broil for 5-7 minutes.
- Peel the garlic. Add all the ingredients to a food processor. Add the juice of 1/2 lime. Pulse until the mixture is your desired chunkiness. Taste and adjust for lime, salt & pepper.
Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Preheat your oven to 425F and cut your potatoes so they are about the same size, 3/4-1" pieces.
- Parboil the potatoes by just barely covering them in a pot with cold water, adding salt, and simmering until just barely fork-tender.
- Drain the potatoes and add the oil, salt, garlic, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper. Toss well to coat, and transfer to a sheet pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes - however long it takes them to get golden and crispy.
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Notes
This recipe works best with Yukon gold potatoes. The creamy, almost buttery flavor is the perfect match for the spices in this recipe. If you can't find them, you can substitute with red, fingerling, or Russet potatoes (preference in that order).
Shortcut: If you don't feel like making your own salsa, you can purchase your favorite and jump straight to making the potatoes.
Nutrition
Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 1288mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 871IU | Vitamin C: 70mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 3mg
