Roast potatoes with green sauce and tahini | Ottolenghi 20

We're celebrating 20 years of Ottolenghi and so we're focusing each week on a key Ottolenghi ingredient that we use, love and want you to try. This episode is all about Tahini!
Nutty, thick and rich, Tahini is an ingredient used in the Levant and beyond, and is one of these ingredients we can't do without. An essential component in hummus and mutabal, great as a dressing, sauce, spooned and drizzled, perfect for savoury and sweet (spoon over ice cream!!) dishes.
Watch Katja using tahini on a vegan, crispy, sour and herby roast potatoes dish we couldn't stop eating!
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Chapters:
0:02 All about tahini
1:35 Heat the oil
1:50 Parboil the potatoes
3:18 Roast the potatoes
4:05 Make the green sauce
6:23 Make the tahini sauce
8:51 Assemble and serve
Roast potatoes with green sauce and tahini recipe: bit.ly/45Ih8k7
Ottolenghi tahini: bit.ly/43qiNIR
Ottolenghi 20 - behind the scenes, recipes and products: bit.ly/403MptI
See our platters and homeware: bit.ly/3EhkwV1
Credits:
Tom Kavousi-Walker - Tom Walker Film
Dan Brown
Don Nelson

[@fjordhellas4077]

I’ve had these potatoes with the green sauce tahini in Lebanon the first time I visited that country about ten years ago. The only difference is that they use lemon instead of vinegar. I just love Lebanese food which is becoming so ‘in’ in Norway where I come from.

[@davaasurenyadam1825]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Spandau-Filet]

Wonderful video! Many thanks.

[@cindyhauert2339]

Fabulous idea, we eat so many potatoes in Switzerland but I love finding new recipes.

[@giovannaroth239]

Stunning! I could eat the entire bowl right now

[@Ottolenghi]

We did..

[@MPaulCezanne]

Yum. I'm making these asap.

[@HerAeolianHarp]

Looks fantastic! I am going to experiment with a red version using a harissa-based dressing.

[@jontrewfrombarry]

Love the look of this! I'm definitely going to try it. I find if you toss the par boiled potatoes in coarse semolina before you add them to the hot oil you get a much better crispy exterior

[@Ottolenghi]

We love using semolina as well! Good shout.

[@stevenej9894]

I think this would be great with lots of roasted root vegetables- and cauliflower, too!

[@RossellaRebonato]

bravissima! devo provare a farle!!!

[@nicolasbelayew]

oh my !

[@SiddhisvariBulloch]

Good tip re potatoes.....thanks

[@avantikamohan389]

India has a very similar variation called aloo tikki chaat - has a mint and coriander sauce with a tamarind chutney and sometimes tamarind chutney as well. Love to spot cultural variations!!

[@Ottolenghi]

Sounds delicious 🤤

[@pankajevandutta4226]

OMG🙏🏽

[@mikyroelands8468]

Seems delicious. Our tachini in Greece is less fluid. So i think adding some more water or olive oil?? 🤔🤔🤔

[@JLR1957]

How would this go as a cold dish, please?

[@jeannecastellano7181]

This looks good. Please include Imperial measurements.

[@Spandau-Filet]

428 Fahrenheit for the oven. I looked it up. It was a struggle…

[@jayolovitt5969]

Is there a good way of using tahini that’s gotten too hard? I’ve bought a couple of bottles and no matter what I do I can’t get the oil and solids to recombine.

[@patriciamurray1184]

Hello, just wondering if this recipe is in one of your cookbooks? If so which one?

[@Ottolenghi]

It's a completely new one so hasn't been published yet..

[@flarfnargh1427]

What are some options that you could you substitute in for the mustard?

[@Ottolenghi]

You can use a bit of horseradish instead. Enjoy!

[@emmathompson9093]

Can I make the green sauce ahead of time? Like the morning before I serve them in the evening? :)

[@Ottolenghi]

Absolutely, it should keep well for 2-3 days

[@yippikiyo]

Which food processor is that with the little bowl?

[@Ohno0es]

I think it's a Magimix (14-cup), goes for a whopping 450$

[@chalminann7746]

Question……if you already have big juicy chicken in the oven, can you fry the potatoes in lots of oil in a frying pan until crispy?

[@Ottolenghi]

You could, but you could just add the potatoes on a different shelf in the oven, might take longer if the temp is lower but would still work.

[@chalminann7746]

@@Ottolenghi Thank you for your reply! I did actually try by frying the potatoes after precooking them for a couple of minutes and it was actually really good…..my guests loved it.

[@anonnymous4684]

I like the idea of tahini as I'm a big fan of sesame seeds, but I've yet to find a brand that isn't bitter.

[@sarahhall9079]

I've found the only ones that are not bitter are the brands from the middle east. Locally made (I'm in New Zealand) are always too thick and bitter

[@anonnymous4684]

@@sarahhall9079 Interesting. Don't think I've had the middle eastern version before so will look into that.

[@virginiaf.5764]

If you in or near a large city, you may be able to find a middle eastern market. They'll have good tahini options.

[@Ottolenghi]

We highly recommend finding tahini from the Middle East!

[@Spandau-Filet]

Al Kanatar from Lebanon is pretty good

[@virginiaf.5764]

You're the first cook I've seen on KZbin who twists the garlic like I do to get the peel off! Instead of turning the potatoes individually so often, maybe using the broiler would be easier?

[@Ottolenghi]

A Katja garlic tip! You want the potatoes to have direct contact with the oil and the pan, hence the turning.

[@jflsdknf]

Which book is this from?

[@Ottolenghi]

We haven't published this recipe in any of the cookbooks yet but you can find it on our website.

[@udosteger]

Can we pleeeease have the recipee of the grilled asparagus with the maplesyrup-chalot-harissa-sauce that was recently posted on Insta?

[@Ottolenghi]

We haven't written this one down yet but noted!

[@mjeffers8988]

Skip the oven and the grease splatter, use the air fryer all sides come out crispy

[@virginiaf.5764]

Olive oil contributes a lot to the end flavor and the way the potatoes crisp. I imagine less oil would have worked. Olive oil and potatoes are a match made in heaven.

[@helenan7368]

0:52- The spoon went from your mouth directly to the jar again!!! Disgusting! 🤢

[@bossman674]

Calm down… it’s a video for KZbin. I’m sure her hygiene is generally solid… stop being a prick

[@majedahmed5410]

what did you do...! nothing special...!! just parroting...