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Baked Potato Chunks with Tomato-Basil Dressing (8.5 PTS)

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups 93g / 3.3ozChopped ripe or firm-ripe tomatoes
2 teaspoons 10mlChopped or pressed garlic
3 tablespoons 45mlChopped fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons 30mlLemon juice
1/2 cup 118mlOlive or salad oil
2 lbs 908g / 32ozYukon Gold potatoes - scrubbed
  Salt and pepper

Recipe Instructions

In a blender or food processor, combine tomatoes, garlic, 1 tablespoon basil, lemon juice, and oil. Whirl until smooth. Cut potatoes into 1 1/2- to 2-inch chunks and spread level in a shallow 3-quart casserole (9 by 13 in.).

Bake in a 425° oven for 20 minutes. Pour tomato mixture over potatoes and continue to bake until potatoes are tender when pierced, 20 to 25 minutes longer; stir several times. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons basil over potatoes; season to taste with salt and pepper.

Dietary Information:

Per serving: 353 cal., 56% (198 cal.) from fat; 4.1 g protein; 22 g fat (2.9 g sat.); 36 g carbo (3.9 g fiber); 20 mg sodium; 16 mg chol.

Source:
Helen Martin, Berkeley; Sunset, Sept. 2000

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