Spicy potato wedges with dips

30 August 2006

Great for entertaining and healthy too - much lower in fat than shop-bought versions.

Serves 8

4 stars 129 votes

Spicy potato wedges with dips

Ingredients

  • 8 baking potatoes, each cut into 8 wedges
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • garlic and herb dip:
  • 200g pack light cream cheese
  • 200g carton fromage frais
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • spicy tomato salsa:
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 3 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas mark 6.
  2. Place the potato wedges in a large pan of boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and place in a large roasting tin.
  3. Mix together the oil and the paprika, toss through the potato wedges. Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden and crisp.
  4. For the garlic and herb dip simply combine all the ingredients and spoon into a serving dish.
  5. Place all the ingredients for the tomato salsa in a food processor or blender and blend for 30 seconds. Spoon into a serving dish
  6. Serve the potatoes with the dips.

Nutritional information

Each serving contains:

321 calories
10 g protein
60g carbohydrates
6 g fat

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free

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