Recipe- Perfect For Lunch Baby Potato With Butter And Herbs

Baby Potatoes with Butter & Herbs – This is a simple, elegant way to prepare baby potatoes, steamed or boiled. Think – steak dinner. Or roast chicken. This is a wonderful, elegant potato side dish that's not too rich so it's ideal to serve with rich mains like roasts, and light enough to serve with more delicate foods such as seafood.

Ingredients

1kg/ 2 lb baby potatoes / new potatoes , about 3cm/1.2" round ideal
1 tbsp salt , for cooking
30g/ 2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper

Fresh Herbs:

2 tbsp fresh dill , finely chopped
1 tbsp chives , finely chopped
1 tbsp parsley , finely chopped

Method

- Boil potatoes: Place potatoes in a large pot of cold tap water with 1 tbsp salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat to medium so they're simmering gently (this stops skin splitting). Cook for 10 – 15 minutes until there's no resistance when pierced with a knife. Alternatively, steam the potatoes.

- Steam dry: Drain in colander then leave for a minute to let the potatoes steam dry (if wet, butter won't stick).

- Toss with butter: Transfer to a bowl, add salt, pepper and butter. Toss to melt and coat.

- Add herbs just before serving. Stir through, transfer to serving bowl and serve warm!