Receta Vegetable Parmentier with Dill (Mashed Potato Sputnik)
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Vegetable Parmentier with Dill (Mashed Potato Sputnik)
- 5 cups potatoes, cut in 1" cubes
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp fresh dill, finely minced
- 1 carrot, cut into thin 2-1/2" spears
- 1 zucchini cut into slightly less thin 2-1/2" spears
- 1 tbsp butter
- salt
- letuce
- For the potatoes
Boil potatoes with a pinch of salt until soft.
Drain and add butter, dill and olive oil and mash.
For the vegetables
In a pot of salted water,quickly blanche zucchini.
Remove zucchini with a slotted spoon and and rinse in cold water so it doesn't get limp.
Boil carrots with for 2-3 minutes until tender.
Melt 1 tbsp butter
Drain carrots and mix with zucchini, butter and a dash of salt.
Presentation
Divide the potatoes into two or three portions and in a wide bowl or a plate, mould into domes.
Stick carrot and zucchini spears into the dome.
Garnish (read: hide your creation) with lettuce to cover the shame.
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