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Fine mashed potatoes with cream cheese mousse

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 500 g floury potatoes
  • 100 g cream cheese (cream cheese mousse), e.g., Philadelphia
  • 25 g butter
  • 30 ml cream
  • some milk
  • herb salt and pepper
  • nutmeg
  • 1 tsp pesto (lovage pesto), optional

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Wash the potatoes and cook in lightly salted water for about 25 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let them cool slightly, then peel and press them through a potato ricer. Season the mashed potatoes with herb salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir in the butter, fold in the cream cheese mousse, and add a little cream, possibly a little more milk. Season the mashed potatoes to taste, garnish with some lovage pesto, and serve.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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