Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Basil
Demonstrated by: Myles Unabia.
Men Love to Cook! on October 1, 1999.
Ingredients:
4 unpeeled garlic cloves
3 medium baking potatoes, pared and quartered
6 to 8 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup skim milk
Dash of cracked pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 to 4 tablespoons butter or margarine (optional)
Directions:
- Roast garlic in oven or toaster oven at 375°F for about 20 minutes.
- Cool garlic, peel, and dice.
- Put potatoes in a microwave-safe dish, cover and microwave on high for 11 to 13 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Mash potatoes and add roasted garlic, basil, milk, pepper, salt, and butter.
- Whip until smooth.
Makes 3 to 4 servings.
