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Purple Mashed Potatoes

November 22, 2011 by Alea Milham 3 Comments

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Purple Mashed Potatoes are made with blue or purple 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!

Mashed potatoes using blue or purple potatoes

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
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs. blue (or purple) potatoes, quartered
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • pepper to taste
  • ½ – ¾ cup vegetable broth (How to Make Vegetable Broth)
Directions
  1. In a large pot, boil potatoes until they can easily be pierced by a fork.
  2. Drain and rinse the potatoes.
  3. Mash the potatoes; adding spices and oil.
  4. Add the broth slowly to achieve the desired texture.
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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Swathi says

    November 26, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    Delicious Alea, love this purple potatoes. Thanks for sharing with hosting Hearth and soul blog hop.

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  2. April @ The 21st Century Housewife says

    November 25, 2011 at 5:15 am

    I’ve had purple potatoes in a restaurant, but only as whole little ones. I love the idea of purple mashed potatoes. The flavour of purple potatoes is lovely so they would be a real treat!

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  3. Kalinda says

    November 22, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    I love purple potatoes! They’re just so pretty. I hadn’t ever thought to make mashed potatoes out of them. I’m glad to see they keep their purple color.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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