Crispy Mashed Potatoes with Vegan Lemon Yogurt Dip

These crispy potatoes are even better than fries! You don't believe? Then try it!

Baked potatoes are among the classics of potato cuisine. Country potatoes in particular are very popular. However, these baked potatoes top everything! Incredibly crispy on the outside, extremely soft and fluffy on the inside, and with a hint of chili and garlic. Believe me, once you've tried these roasted potatoes, you'll never want to eat plain baked potatoes again. The Country Potatos can pack it in!

For 2 servings you need:

For the baked potatoes:

• approx. 1 kilo small potatoes (e.g. baby potatoes)

• 100ml butter flavored canola oil

• 1 chili pepper

• 4 cloves of garlic

• salt, pepper

For the dip:

• 150g soy yogurt, unsweetened

• 150g vegan skyr, unsweetened

• 1 lemon

• 1 tsp. agave syrup (or other sweetener)

• salt, pepper

Preparation:

1. Wash the potatoes well and boil them with peel for about 20 minutes.

2. Cut the chili pepper into fine rings.

3. Peel the garlic and cut it into fine slices.

4. Heat the oil in a small pot and add the chili and garlic.

5. Let the mixture simmer on low heat (the oil should never boil!) until the potatoes are ready.

6. Drain and pellet the potatoes at the end of the cooking time.

7. Cover the bottom of a baking dish with the chili garlic oil, add the potatoes and mix well.

8. Let them bake for about 30 minutes.

9. Take the dish out of the oven and lightly mash the potatoes.

10. Brush them again generously with the oil and bake them for a further

11. 30 - 40 minutes until they are really crispy. (If you have leftover oil, you can simply pour it into a screw-top jar and use it for frying or refining).

12. For the last 10 minutes you can turn on the grill function.

13. In this time you can prepare the yogurt dip.

14. Wash the lemon with hot water and grate the peel. Then cut it in half and squeeze out the juice.

15. Put the soy yogurt, skyr, lemon zest and juice in a bowl with the agave syrup and mix until creamy. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Guten Appetit!