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Cheap & Easy, Recipes, Side dishes, Vegan on a Budget

Potato Salad

Inspired by a Middle Eastern recipe & a variation of the Mashed Microwaved Potatoes recipe

Serves 4 as a side dish.

Cost £1.20 or less

Ingredients

  • 500 grams (approximately) potatoes 
  • Sunflower, rapeseed or olive oil to taste
  • Pinch of salt or 1 tablespoon of shoyu/soy sauce
  • Juice of half a lemon 
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Optional: 4 medium or 8 cherry tomatoes

Method

  1. Peel or thoroughly scrub the potatoes in water.
  2. Cut into chunks about the size of a golf ball.
  3. Crush or finely chop the garlic.
  4. Place the cut potatoes in a microwave-safe bowl & cover with a microwave-safe plate. (No water required).
  5. Cook in the microwave oven on high power for 10 minutes.
  6. Check if a fork can go through the potatoes easily.
  7. If not soft enough, stir, cook for 2 more minutes & then check.
  8. If still not soft enough, repeat until it is.
  9. Allow to cool a little and add all other ingredients. Stir.
  10. If using optional tomatoes, quarter and stir in.
  11. After a few minutes, serve or serve cold.

Cheap & Easy, Recipes, Side dishes, Vegan on a Budget

Mashed Microwaved Potatoes

Inspired by a Middle Eastern Recipe. See also the Potato Salad recipe as that is simpler and does not require mashing.

Serves 4 as a side dish.

Cost £1.20 or less

Ingredients

  • 500 grams (approximately) potatoes 
  • Sunflower, rapeseed or olive oil to taste
  • Pinch of salt or 1 tablespoon of shoyu/soy sauce

EITHER

  • Unsweetened plant milk – soya, oat, hemp, almond or rice 

OR

  • Juice of half a lemon 
  • 2 cloves of garlic

Method

  1. Peel or thoroughly scrub the potatoes in water.
  2. Cut into chunks about the size of a golf ball.
  3. Crush or finely chop the garlic.
  4. Place the cut potatoes in a microwave-safe bowl & cover with a microwave-safe plate. (No water required).
  5. Cook in the microwave oven on high power for 10 minutes.
  6. Check if a fork can go through the potatoes easily.
  7. If not soft enough, stir, cook for 2 more minutes & then check.
  8. If still not soft enough, repeat until it is.
  9. Mash with a potato masher. Skins can be left on. 
  10. Add salt and oil while mashing to the texture you like. Shoyu/soy sauce can be used instead of salt. 

EITHER

11a. Mix in enough plant milk to make the potatoes smooth & creamy.
OR

11b. Mix in lemon juice & garlic according to taste.

12.   Serve