This post is short and sweet. I’ve been spending November eating, and all other priorities have gone out the window while I prepare my body for winter. And winter is here.
With the temperature outside getting colder, and the nights drawing out, we all need some warming comfort food; and these potato skins are the epitome of comfort food. This is a recipe taken from my childhood memory of going to Pizza Hut before the cinema with my parents. I never used to like pizza (how I wish that was still the case), I would order the potato skins. I’ve played around with this recipe by adding different spices and herbs, like smoked paprika and rosemary, but I found that I personally preferred to keep it a bit simpler. They’re pretty filling, so I usually do them as a snack or with a simple salad.
Feeds Two
Ingredients
4 small-medium sized potatoes
100g Violife cheese – grated
1 tbsp vegan butter (I use Pure sunflower spread)
2 rashes of vegan bacon (I use Holland and Barrett’s Cheatin’ Bacon)
Pinch of salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Cut the potatoes in half, rub in salt and olive oil and wrap them individually in tin foil. Place on a baking tray and bake for 40-45 mins at 180°C.
- Open the tin foil and let the potatoes cool slightly, then cut them in half and scoop out the insides. If they’re not soft enough to do so, put them back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.
- Place the potato insides in a bowl and mix in the grated cheese, butter, salt, pepper and parsley. Spoon (or use your hands, I do) the mixture back into the skins of the potatoes. Take the potatoes out of the foils and place on the baking tray and bake for a further 20-25 minutes until golden brown and crispy on the outside.
Health Benefits
Potatoes are packed with potassium, vitamin C, B6, fiber, magnesium and antioxidants.
These vitamins and minerals are good for blood pressure, cardiovascular health, prenatal health problems, PMS eye disease, and even skin wrinkling. They also promote brain health, bone and muscle strength. If that’s not a good enough excuse to eat potatoes, I don’t know what is.
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