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Barbecued Greek Lemon Baby Potatoes Recipe
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · Greece · 2 min ·

Barbecued Greek Lemon Baby Potatoes Recipe

This dish pays homage to the iconic flavours of Greek lemon potatoes. Nanna Tate Baby Potatoes are cooked in a lemon and garlic-infused water to impart a first layer of seasoning.

Ingredients
  • 1.2kg Nanna Tate Baby Potatoes, ideally all a similar size
  • 600ml of water
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 3 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • feta, crumbled, to serve
  • lemon zest, to serve
  • finely chopped parsley, or chives, to serve
  • lemon wedges, to serve
  • 100ml of olive oil
  • 2 bunches of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
  • 1 lemon, zested, plus 1 tbsp juice
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
Method · 50 min
  1. Place the potatoes in a saucepan with the water, lemon juice, garlic cloves and salt. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-18 minutes until just tender. Drain well and allow to steam-dry
  2. Combine all of the ingredients for the herb oil in a bowl. Mix well and set aside. Alternatively you can blitz the ingredients in a food processor
  3. Light a barbecue for direct grilling or preheat a grill pan on a medium-high heat
  4. Thread the potatoes onto metal skewers and brush with the herb oil. Grill or barbecue the skewers for 10-12 minutes, turning regularly and brushing with more herb oil as they cook, until they are golden and charred on the outside. If using a barbecue, you may need to set up a cooler area of the grill to move the potatoes to if they’re colouring too quickly
  5. Remove from the heat and brush with any remaining herb oil
  6. Arrange on a platter then scatter over the feta, lemon zest and fresh herbs and serve with lemon wedges

They’re then barbecued on skewers and basted with a fragrant herb oil while they’re on the grill to further intensify the flavours. Place the potatoes in a saucepan with the water, lemon juice, garlic cloves and salt.

Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-18 minutes until just tender. Drain well and allow to steam-dry

Light a barbecue for direct grilling or preheat a grill pan on a medium-high heat Thread the potatoes onto metal skewers and brush with the herb oil.

Grill or barbecue the skewers for 10-12 minutes, turning regularly and brushing with more herb oil as they cook, until they are golden and charred on the outside. If using a barbecue, you may need to set up a cooler area of the grill to move the potatoes to if they’re colouring too quickly

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