Roasted blue cheese potatoes with fresh mint

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

8 Red new potatoes; halved
2 ts Olive oil
1/4 ts Salt
Pepper to taste
1/2 c Blue cheese; crumbled
2 tb Light mayonnaise
1 tb Fresh mint; chopped
16 sm Mint leaves for garnish

Put rack in the center of the oven; preheat the oven to 450øF.

Put the potatoes in a small bowl. Toss with the oil. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Toss again. Place potatoes, cut side up, on a
baking sheet. Bake until well browned, tender, but not mushy, about
28 minutes. Remove from the oven. Cover with foil. Can be cooked
several hours ahead and kept at room temperature.

To serve hot, put a rack 8 inches from broiler; set oven at low broil.

Put cheese, mayonnaise, freshly ground pepper and chopped mint in a
small bowl. Mix well. Trim bottom of potatoes for a flat base.
Spread 1 tsp cheese mixture on top of each. Broil until the cheese
is bubbly and beginning to brown, about 1 1/2 minutes.

To serve, top each potato with mint leaf. Makes 16 appetizer halves
or 6 servings.

Nutritional information per serving: 91 calories, 6g fat, 231mg
sodium, 8mg cholesterol

** Dallas Morning News -- Food section - 19 July 1995 ** Posted by
The WEE Scot -- Paul MacGregor
Submitted By PAUL MACGREGOR On 08-17-95