Marinated baked potatoes with chive curd

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 1 kg potatoes
• 1 chili pepper(s)
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder, hot
• oregano
• Thyme
• tarragon
• 500 g low-fat curd cheese
• 250 g quark, 40% fat
• Milk
• 1 bunch of chives

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Wash the potatoes and halve them lengthwise. Chop the chili pepper; whether with or without seeds depends on whether you like it spicy or not. I scrape out the seeds. Crush the garlic clove with a fork. Add the herbs, salt, pepper, paprika, chili, and garlic to the olive oil. Then pour the marinade over the potatoes. I let them marinate for at least an hour. Then place the potatoes either in a large casserole dish or on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Bake the potatoes in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius. This takes about 45 minutes; just pierce them to see if they’re done. Put the quark in a bowl and add a little milk. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Finely chop the chives and add them. I always prepare the quark at the same time as I prepare the marinade for the potatoes. This allows it to marinate nicely. Cucumber salad also goes well with it. Variation: Marinate potatoes with salt, pepper, olive oil, 3-4 sprigs of rosemary and 2-3 cloves of garlic (crush with a fork and remove after cooking).