Smashed Potatoes and Peas
A comforting side dish of creamy mashed red potatoes combined with sweet green peas and brightened with fresh scallions. Perfect balance of starchy potatoes and vegetables.
2 servings
14 min
Ingredients
- •6 ounces red boiling potatoes
- •⅓ cup frozen peas
- •1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- •¼ cup milk
- •1 whole scallion
- •chopped
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Generously cover potatoes with cold water in a small saucepan. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Simmer, covered, until just beginning to get tender, about 8 minutes.
8 min
- 2.
Add peas and simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, then return to pan. Add butter, milk, and 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Let stand off heat 1 minute, then add scallion. Coarsely mash.
6 min
