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The Ingredient That'll Give Your Roasted Potatoes An Extra Kick
By Betsy Parks
Instead of eating bland roasted potatoes, spruce them up with some salsa to liven up their flavors, resulting in spicy, tomato-y spuds.
Salsa is a mixture of chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and chili peppers, which will add a kick to your spuds and keep you away from the cutting board.
If you want to try this recipe, you only need washed and cut potatoes, a neutral cooking oil such as avocado or canola, and enough salsa to coat the potatoes.
After par-baking the spuds, toss them in a bowl with a few tablespoons of oil, a pinch of salt and pepper, and the salsa, and they can go right into a hot oven to roast.
While you can use any kind of potato, salsa works especially well with waxy potatoes with thin skins, such as Yukon golds, white potatoes, and fingerlings.
Roasted potatoes with salsa pair nicely with all kinds of main dishes, such as roasted or braised pork loin and baked chicken thighs. They also work great as breakfast food.
Although salsa has all the spices and seasoning you need, add some shredded cheese or traditional nacho toppings such as jalapeños, green onions, olives, and extra tomatoes.