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Crispy smashed potatoes with chard dip

Swiss chard is one of those vegetables that are hard to get your head around… the leafy stems can come in all rainbow colours, and they pack a very earthy flavour. Like a super intense spinach, with very crunchy stems. In the South of France, in Nice, you find tarte aux blettes – a sweet pie filled with these leafy greens. Pretty weird, if you ask me. Then there are tourte aux blettes, savoury pies with chard – which is definitely more my vibe. But for this recipe I’ve decided to go in a completely different direction: I’m making a creamy dip (slightly inspired from my spinach and artichoke dip) and serving it with one of my favourite things: crispy smashed potatoes. These are boiled new potatoes, which get crushed and then baked to crispy perfection. It works great together, and I made it all with vegetables from my weekly veg box.

This was made with a large ‘imperfect’ savoy cabbage which was in my Onperfekt box. Onperfekt are fighting food waste by giving wonky veggies and fruits a second chance. To do this, they set up a shop in in Marnach, selling imperfect produce, and they’ve launched a weekly wonky veg box service. Every Friday, the Onperfekt website publishes a list of all the fresh 100% local vegetables they’ve rescued. And you can then order your box until Sunday. You can opt for a subscription of 6 or 12 boxes, and decide when you want to get them (regularly or from time to time). I have partnered up with Onperfekt to create a series of delicious recipes with imperfect vegetables.

September 7, 2024
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