Thanksgiving

MASHED POTATO WITH ROASTED GARLIC is for Side Dish.

MASHED POTATO WITH ROASTED GARLIC takes 30 minutes to prepare.

MASHED POTATO WITH ROASTED GARLIC takes 55 minutes to cook.

MASHED POTATO WITH ROASTED GARLIC makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for MASHED POTATO WITH ROASTED GARLIC are:

For the Garlic Paste:
1 lb whole garlic (about 7 bulbs)
1/2 C pure olive oil
Gray sea salt
freshly ground pepper

4 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 Tbsp garlic paste
1/2 C extra-virgin olive oil
Gray Sea salt
freshly ground pepper

Here is how you make MASHED POTATO WITH ROASTED GARLIC:

Start with the roasted garlic: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Peel outermost layers of skin off garlic. Cut off the top 1/3 of the heads to open the cloves. Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe saut? pan over med heat. Add garlic, cut sides up, and saut? for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer pan to the oven and roast for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.Pop garlic cloves from their skins and place cloves in a blender. Puree until smooth; you should have a paste-like consistency.For the potatoes: Cube the potatoes and boil with salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well, and remove skins. Alternatively, smash the potatoes with a large fork or potato masher. Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until the butter stops foaming and turns a light brown. Add the garlic paste and cook quickly. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and fold in potatoes with a wooded spoon or large whisk. Add the remaining butter by tablespoons, stirring after each addition. Stir in the extra-virgin olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user N2TROUBLE.

The nutritional information for MASHED POTATO WITH ROASTED GARLIC is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 671.9

• Total Fat: 50.3 g
• Cholesterol: 62.1 mg
• Sodium: 1,755.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 9.6 g