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Roasted Potatoes with Tangy Watercress Sauce

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Roasted Potatoes with Tangy Watercress Sauce
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell
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Add watercress, basil, and mint to a yogurt base for a fragrant, fresh-tasting sauce you can make up to 2 days ahead. Serve this versatile dish alongside chicken, beef, or lamb. You can also use the sauce as a dip for vegetables.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup potatoes and 2 tablespoons sauce)

Ingredients

  • Sauce:
  • 1 1/2  cups  plain fat-free yogurt
  • 1  cup  trimmed watercress
  • 1/3  cup  light mayonnaise
  • 1/4  cup  chopped green onions
  • 3  tablespoons  chopped fresh basil
  • 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh mint
  • 1  teaspoon  balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

  • Potatoes:
  • 3  pounds  small red potatoes, quartered
  • 1 1/2  tablespoons  olive oil
  • 1  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°.

To prepare sauce, place first 9 ingredients in a food processor or blender; process until smooth, scraping sides. Cover and chill.

To prepare potatoes, combine potatoes, oil, pepper, and salt in a jelly roll pan or shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray, tossing to coat. Bake at 450° for 35 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Serve with sauce.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
210 (26% from fat)
Fat:
6.1g (sat 0.9g,mono 1.9g,poly 0.3g)
Protein:
6.6g
Carbohydrate:
33.2g
Fiber:
3.1g
Cholesterol:
4mg
Iron:
2.6mg
Sodium:
347mg
Calcium:
123mg
Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2002

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
Carol
This is a delicious recipe loved by adults (4) and children (ages 5 & 7), appropriate for both casual and fine dining. For the sauce, I blended the solids (herbs & onions) first, then the more liquid items and the consistency was perfect. I served it with the hoisin barbecued chicken (found here) and was delighted with the results. I have added both to my rotation.09/01/09

5 stars
from An Unknown Location
My fiance thought the sauce was too runny to be a good sauce. And frankly, the sauce was a liquid. Perhaps it was because there was too much water from washing the watercress. Regardless, the recipe turned out nicely. We boiled and mashed the potatoes with the sauce. Very tangy and fresh.04/26/08