Plant-Based Greek Potatoes

I am a complete potato lover, in any form.  I love roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, homefries and especially chips!! Lol.  Who doesn’t love them some good chips, right?

In this blog post, I’m sharing with you a recipe that I happily stumbled upon some years ago now, that has easily become one of my go-to side dish recipes.  I have variations of the recipe, but find that if I take the time to prepare these potatoes just as the recipe instructs, they are hands down so so very good.

The original recipe is not vegan, but I have made a couple of simple substitutions that turn this potato dish into a flavourful vegan side dish.

Greek potatoes usually have a lemon flavour to them.  When I first made this recipe, my boys did not like it.  The lemon was too much for them.  So, I suggest that if you have younger children that you either omit the lemon zest and/or juice or at least lessen the quantity.  Do yourself that favour so you don’t subject yourself to the complaints from your kids.

Now that my boys are older, they like this recipe with the lemon juice and zest.  So, if you’re making this for an adult dinner, keep the lemons!

Ok, so let’s get started!

Step 1.
Gather your ingredients.

Step 2.
Wash and peel the potatoes.

Step 3.
Cut potatoes lengthwise and again in half if you need to to keep your pieces consistent. Place potatoes in a single layer in a 9×13 baking pan.  Use as many potatoes as you need to fill the pan. Place in a large bowl and set aside (Sometimes I skip this step, keeping them in the baking pan to reduce the number of dirty dishes).

Step 4.
Wash and zest the lemon and place the zest in the refrigerator to use later.  Juice the lemon, then pour the juice over the potatoes.

Step 5.
Melt butter and set aside.

Step 6.
Combine salt, oregano, garlic powder, pepper and paprika.  Stir well.

Step 7.
Combine olive oil, melted butter and spice mixture, stir well.  Pour over potatoes and mix thoroughly.

Step 8.
Slowly pour vegetable broth into potato mixture making sure not to rinse the spice mixture off the potatoes.  I pour the broth into the corner or along the side of the baking dish.  Dust additional paprika over potatoes.

Step 9.
Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil then bake at 375F for 40 minutes.
Remove foil, continue baking for an additional 40 minutes until potatoes are just tender.
Remove potatoes from oven, cover again with foil and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.

Step 10.
Remove foil, sprinkle with lemon zest and parsley, then serve.

Thanks for following along.  If you make these Greek potatoes, be sure to tag @seagrass.sister on Instagram so I can see how wonderful your potatoes turned out!

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Original recipe found here.

Plant-Based Greek Potatoes

Greek potatoes usually have a lemon flavour to them.  When I first made this recipe, my boys did not like it.  The lemon was too much for them.  So, I suggest that if you have younger children that you either omit the lemon zest and/or juice or at least lessen the quantity.  Do yourself that favour so you don’t subject yourself to the complaints from your kids.

Now that my boys are older, they like this recipe with the lemon juice and zest.  So, if you’re making this for an adult dinner, keep the lemons!

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 20 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Vegan

Ingredients

  

• 4-5 lbs medium russet potatoes
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup vegan butter I use Becel vegan butter.
• 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp paprika, plus more
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

 

• Wash and peel the potatoes.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise and again in half if you need to to keep your pieces consistent. Place potatoes in a single layer in a 9×13 baking pan.  Use as many potatoes as you need to fill the pan. Place in a large bowl and set aside(Sometimes I skip this step, keeping them in the baking pan to reduce the number of dirty dishes).
• Wash and zest the lemon and place the zest in the refrigerator to use later. Juice the lemon, then pour the juice over the potatoes.
• Melt butter and set aside.
• Combine salt, oregano, garlic powder, pepper and paprika.  Stir well.
• Combine olive oil, melted vegan butter and spice mixture, stir well.  Pour over potatoes and mix thoroughly.
• Slowly pour vegetable broth into potato mixture making sure not to rinse the spice mixture off the potatoes.  I pour the broth into the corner or along the side of the baking dish.  Dust additional paprika over potatoes.
• Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil then bake at 375F for 40 minutes. Remove foil, continue baking for an additional 40 minutes until potatoes are just tender. Remove potatoes from oven, cover again with foil and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
• Remove foil, sprinkle with lemon zest and parsley, then serve.

Keyword Plant-Based Greek Potatoes, Vegan