Author Notes: I don’t know about you but in my family we always make two separate potato side dishes for our Thanksgiving Dinner. Mashed potatoes are a must but a roasted potatoes side dish is always present on the menu. I was inspired by Mediterranean & North African spices from my recent trip to Morocco & Turkey and brought back a suitcase full of spices back with me! – onetribegourmet —onetribegourmet
Food52 Review: True to her goal of making global cuisine accessible, onetribegourmet’s inventive and delicious recipe introduces za’atar, a traditional Middle Eastern spice blend to crisp, oven-roasted potatoes. We’re especially thrilled to have a blueprint for mixing our own za’atar, which would perk up just about anything, from roast chicken to scrambled eggs to a nice slab of grilled steak. Onetribegourmet notes that the spices can be ground, but we love the extra-crispy bites of potato that result from leaving them coarse. – A&M —The Editors
Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients
Roasted Potatoes Seasoned with Homemade Za'atar & Aleppo Pepper
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3
lbs of Potatoes, cut up, I used red, white, & purple organic fingerling potatoes
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4
tablespoons Za’atar
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2
tablespoons Aleppo Pepper (or to taste)
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1
lemon, juiced
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4
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Homemade Za'atar Recipe
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3
tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
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2
tablespoons dried thyme
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2
tablespoons sumac
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1
tablespoon sea salt
Directions
- Please Note: You can grind the Za’atar in a coffee grinder for a finer texture. I left it course for this recipe.
- pre-heat the oven, 400 degrees
- cut up the potatoes into bite size pieces
- In a bowl, mix the potatoes with Za’atar, Aleppo Pepper, lemon juice, & extra virgin olive oil.
- Roast the potatoes in a baking dish for 40 – 50 minutes or until the potatoes are tender & golden brown.
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