Avocado Mashed Potatoes
Recipe: #14037
August 27, 2014
Categories: Side Dishes, Avocado, Potatoes, Christmas Easter, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Butter/Margarine, Vegetarian Dinner, more
"You need to use HASS AVOCADOS, different kind will not work well."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (356.3 g)
- Calories 661.5
- Total Fat - 57.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 30.8 g
- Cholesterol - 121.9 mg
- Sodium - 438.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10.6 g
- Sugars - 3.8 g
- Protein - 5.5 g
- Calcium - 54.4 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 51.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Peel and quarter the potatoes, then wash them thoroughly.
Step 2
Place the potatoes in a large pot with enough cold, salted water to cover them and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 min, or until cooked through, and drain.
Step 3
Meanwhile put butter, lemon and garlic in a saucepan over very, very low. Let it simmer for 20-30 minutes. Discard lemon and garlic.
Step 4
When potatoes are done, drain and mashed to your liking. Fold in avocado and butter.
Step 5
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 6
If you like creamer mashed potatoes, you can add some milk.
Tips
- Large pot
- Saucepan