Crispy garlic Hasselback potatoes with Spicy roasted bell pepper dip
Easy baked vegan Hasselback potatoes. Best Hasselback potato recipe for healthy and crispy dish loaded with garlic flavor. Author: Krista, www.bunnymommycooks.com
Servings Prep Time
2 25min
Cook Time
45min
Servings Prep Time
2 25min
Cook Time
45min
Ingredients
For the Crispy garlic Hasselback potatoes:
  • 4 oblong shape potatoes(each potato ~270 g)
  • 5 medium size garlic cloves(~25 g)
  • 1teaspoon of dried dill
  • 7tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  • chives(optional)
For the Spicy roasted bell pepper dip:
  • 1 medium size red bell pepper(~230 g)
  • 80g of cashews
  • 200ml of boiling hot water
  • 2 small garlic cloves(~6 g)
  • 3tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 2tablespoons of lemon or lime juice
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of red chili pepper flakes(optional)
Instructions
To prepare the Crispy garlic Hasselback potatoes:
  1. heat the oven to 200°C/390°F and meanwhile wash carefully the potatoes by leaving the potato skin on;
  2. when the potatoes are clean, carefully cut thin sections into every potato by leaving the base intact. The goal is to make the potato look like accordion. When all the potatoes are cut, rinse them with cold water and pat dry with paper towel;
  3. prepare the oil mixture by mixing together olive oil, crushed garlic and dried dill. Line a baking tray with parchment paper, place the dried potatoes on it with the cut side up and brush each potato with part of the oil mixture. Try to put more oil than the garlic pieces on the potatoes (it’s necessary in order to avoid that the garlic burns and to infuse more the remaining oil for the second time of brushing that will follow). Do not forget to brush also the potato sides. Then place the baking tray in the middle compartment of a preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes;
  4. after 30 minutes take the potatoes out from the oven and brush with the remaining oil mixture. This time put on also the garlic pieces. Carefully try to put some drops of the infused oil and some garlic pieces also in between the slices. Sprinkle some salt and pepper over the potatoes and put them back in the oven for additional 15 – 20 minutes;
  5. after 15 – 20 minutes control the tenderness of the inside of potato slices with a fork. If they are still a bit hard, bake the potatoes for some extra minutes. If instead the slices are tender and the skin is crispy and golden, take the potatoes out from the oven;
  6. serve the Hasselback potatoes hot together with the spicy roasted bell pepper dip and by sprinkling over some fresh chopped chives, if using.
To prepare the Spicy roasted bell pepper dip:
  1. clean the bell pepper from seeds and cut it in smaller pieces. Line a baking tray with parchment paper, place the bell pepper pieces on it with the skin facing down and drizzle some oil over them. Put the baking tray in the oven on a lower level and bake for 15 – 20 minutes;
  2. while bell pepper is getting ready, place cashews in a heat resistant bowl, pour over them boiling hot water and cover the bowl with a plate in order to keep the water hot. Soak the cashews for at least 15 minutes;
  3. bell pepper and cashews should be ready more or less at the same time. Nothing will happen if you soak the cashews even longer, so pay bigger attention to the bell pepper. Once you notice the first small black spots (more or less after 15 – 20 minutes of cooking), take the bell pepper pieces out from the oven and set aside to cool a bit;
  4. drain the cashews and put them in a food processor. Blend until they turn into small chunks. Then add in the food processor also lemon or lime juice, crushed garlic and the bell pepper pieces. Do not worry if some of the pieces have black spots – it will simply enhance the flavor of the dip. Blend everything together until you get a thick dip (similar in consistency to guacamole). Do some tasting and add salt to adapt the salinity of the dip to your taste. If red chili pepper flakes are used, mix a pinch of them into the dip;
  5. serve the spicy roasted bell pepper dip together with crispy garlic Hasselback potatoes or anything else of your choice.