Oven Roasted Garlic Potatoes

Serves 4.

Ingredients:

16-24 new baby potatoes
3 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tbs fresh rosemary and/or thyme, finely chopped
2-3 tbs olive oil
salt and black pepper pepper

Methods:

Preheat oven to 180°C (250°F).
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and spread in an even layer on a baking dish. Sprinkle generously with salt (about 1 tsp) and freshly ground black pepper.
Roast in the oven for 1-1.5 hrs or until easily pierced with a fork. Serve with all the roasted garlic and herb bits for added crunch.

To speed up cooking time, potatoes can be parboiled in unsalted water for 10 minutes, then mixed with the remaining ingredients and roasted in the oven for 35-45 minutes. Though still delicious, the potatoes lack a subtle sweet and savory flavor that comes out of slow roasting and will be fluffier in texture.

Try adding chopped carrot or parsnip to the potatoes for an autumn mixed root vegetable dish.