If you’re looking for a fancy (but simple) way to spruce up potatoes to serve as a side dish, this is the recipe for you! Or if you’re just looking for ways to use ‘Nduja, then these are always a tasty excuse too 😋. Follow me…
‘Nduja Potatoes
First things first, just in case you’ve landed here out of pure intrigue:
What is ‘Nduja?
‘Nduja – pronounced ‘en-doo-ya’ – is a spicy spreadable sausage from southern Italy. You can add it to a range of different dishes such as pizza, pasta, or various meats and seafood. Or just can slather straight on crackers or bread! Today, however, we’re combining it with potatoes.
What kind of potatoes to use?
I love serving these like mini loaded potatoes, as such I love using large baby potatoes (Jersey Royal New Potatoes to be specific). Large Fingerling or Anya Potatoes will also work. Sometimes stores also just sell ‘Large Baby Potatoes’. Process shots: combine potatoes with salt, pepper and olive oil (photo 1), roast (photo 2), add to bowl (photo 3), add ‘Nduja (photo 4), mix to combine (photo 5), quickly roast again (photo 6).
Pesto Potatoes
Once you’ve roasted the potatoes in ‘Nduja, we’re going to load them up with pesto.
What kind of Pesto to use?
I recommend whipping up a batch of my Chive and Parsley Pesto (because chives and parsley are both a blessing to potatoes). But regular Basil Pesto also works just fine!
Crème Fraîche
Both the ‘Nduja and pesto have quite intense flavours, so I love adding a dash of crème fraîche to help balance everything out (namely the spice from the ‘Nduja). It also enhances the creaminess of the potato itself. Process shots: slice potato (photo 1), spread in excess ‘Nduja (photo 2), add crème fraîche (photo 3), add pesto (photo 4).
Serving ‘Nduja Pesto Potatoes
I typically serve these as a Side for dinner. My favourite dishes to serve them with are Steak and Chicken Parmesan (or regular Chicken Schnitzel). You could serve them as Finger Food, but they’re quite messy and fairly oily too. For more spicy roasted potato recipes check out my Spicy Potatoes and Garlic Rosemary Chorizo Sweet Potatoes! Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for these ‘Nduja Pesto Potatoes shall we!?
How to make ‘Nduja Pesto Potatoes (Full Recipe & Video)
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