Purple Mashed Potatoes

This is a fun twist on traditional mashed potatoes. I have found blue potatoes to be quite hardy and enjoy growing them in my garden. Whenever I share them with my friends they ask what blue potatoes taste like. Blue potatoes taste like potatoes, only a little more so. If you usually eat bland russet potatoes, you are missing out on a lot flavor…and color!

Purple Mashed Potatoes begin with blue (or purple as they are sometimes called) potatoes. If you cut into a blue potato, you will discover that the inside is purple too. Even if you peel the deep purple exterior, you will still have purple potatoes. Aren’t they gorgeous? They make a colorful addition to any recipe that calls for potatoes.

Purple Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:

2 lbs. blue (or purple) potatoes, quartered
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 Tablespoons olive oil
pepper to taste
1/2 – 3/4 cup vegetable broth

Directions:

In a large pot, boil potatoes until they can easily be pierced by a fork. Drain and rinse the potatoes.

Mash the potatoes; adding spices and oil. Add the broth slowly to achieve the desired texture.

Will you be making mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving?