Your Roast Potatoes Need an Upgrade! Try This Italian Trick

Transform your humble potatoes into a bold, aromatic, and sophisticated side dish! These Black Pepper and Olive Oil Roasted Potatoes are a celebration of simplicity and robust flavor. The heat from cracked black pepper melds with the fruity notes of extra virgin olive oil to create a crispy, golden crust around a fluffy interior. It’s an incredibly easy way to add a touch of rustic Italian flair to any meal, from a weeknight dinner to a festive gathering

The term “light food” originated in Europe. In France, “lunch” (lunch) implies a light meal. “Snack,” often interpreted as a quick and easy meal served in restaurants, is also a representative term for light meals.

　Therefore, light meals generally refer to small portions of food, simple meals that don’t take too long to consume.

　Filling the stomach, satisfying hunger, and being small in size can be considered the original concept of “light meals.” In recent years, with the rise of the health trend, salads were the first to appear on menus for healthy, light meals, followed by soups. Low sugar, low fat, and low salt are the three main principles of light meals.

The potatoes I’m posting today aren’t considered light meals due to their high starch content, and baked potatoes are even higher in calories. However, no matter the dish, the preparation method is crucial. Keeping high-calorie foods within a low-calorie range is the true meaning of modern light meals

Black pepper olive oil roasted potatoes

These Black Pepper and Olive Oil Roasted Potatoes are a celebration of simplicity and robust flavor

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course recipe

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 1

Ingredients

  

• 400 g small potatoes
• 20 g olive oil
• salt A small spoonful
• 3 g crushed black pepper

Instructions

 

• Wash fresh small potatoes
• Cut into pieces with a rolling knife
• Place in a large bowl and add olive oil, salt, and cracked black pepper
• Then mix well
• Pour onto a baking sheet lined with tin foil
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, upper and lower fire, middle layer, and bake for 20 minutes

Notes

How to control calories?

First, choose fresh small potatoes, which are tender, contain more water, and have less starch than large potatoes.

Second, choose olive oil instead of butter, as this will significantly reduce the fat content.

Third, choose to bake instead of stew to reduce the amount of oil absorbed by the potatoes.

Fourth, only add a little salt and black pepper to season, try to restore the true flavor, reduce the absorption of MSG, and reduce the burden on the body and stomach.

In this way, what was originally a high-calorie dish has been transformed into a very healthy light meal due to the change in cooking method.

Are those who are obsessed with weight loss still craving potatoes because they can’t eat them? Then try this light meal recipe of “Baked Small Potatoes with Black Pepper and Olive Oil”!

Keyword Black pepper olive oil roasted potatoes