As far as healty eating goes, potatoes get a pretty bad rep. Just another white carb we're wasting calories on, right?
Well, a new campaign, Potatoes: More Than A Bit On The Side, aims to insist not only how scrumptious spuds can be, but remind us that they are naturally free from fat, salt and gluten.
Not to mention cheap as LITERAL chips!
Now healthy food blogger and cook book author Deliciously Ella has teamed up with the campaign to create a yummy recipe that vows to make us fall in love with potatoes once more.
And we're definitely on board.
Why? Well, because we all know there's nothing like a hot spud to fill you up and warm you from within after a long day...
Recipe: Deliciously Ella's Potato Yaki Udon
Ingredients:
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2 tablespoons sesame oil
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2 cloves garlic
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1 thumb sized piece ginger
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1 red chilli
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1 leek
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1 red pepper
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5 chestnut mushrooms
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1 carrot
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2 handfuls kale
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2 handfuls beansprouts
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Juice of 1 lemon
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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2 tablespoons tamari
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2 tablespoons sesame seeds
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2 spring onions
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Small bunch coriander
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1 large baking potato (600g)
Method:
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Spiralise the potato on the larger setting with your spiraliser. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the potato spirals. Cook for 15-20 minutes on a medium heat, tossing every few minutes to prevent burning and sticking. Taste to test.
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While that cooks, finely chop the garlic, ginger and half the chilli. Add sesame oil to a frying pan and add the garlic, ginger and chilli. Heat them gently for a few minutes. Slice the leek on the diagonal, slice the pepper thinly and add both to pan. Slice the mushrooms and kale, and grate the carrot then add all to the pan along with the bean sprouts. Pour in the tamari and lemon juice, give it all a stir and leave to cook for a few minutes.
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Finely slice the remaining chilli, spring onions and the coriander. When the potato noodles are cooked, remove them from the heat and gently combine with the stir-fried vegetables. Plate up and sprinkle with lots of sesame seeds, the chilli, spring onion and coriander before serving.
Thanks to:
Potatoes: More Thans Just A Bit On The Side and Ella WoodWard, deliciouslyella.com.
