Oven Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes Recipe
Oven Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes Recipe is a flavorful side dish, bursting with zesty lemon, herbs, and perfectly crisp golden edges.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
- 4 big potatoes (around 680 grams - cut into wedges)
- 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3-4 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 tsp oregano (or mixed herbs)
- 1/2 cup water or vegetable stock
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 3-4 thin lemon slices
- Cilantro or parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cut potatoes into wedges and put in the water till used. It will prevent them from turning brown.
- Take a baking dish and add water or vegetable stock, oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, black pepper powder and lemon zest. Mix them well.
- Mix them well.
- Arrange potato wedges in the dish without overlapping each other.
- Top with lemon slices here and there, though not necessary.
- Bake in preheated oven @200°C for 40-45 minutes.
- Take the dish out and turn the sides of potatoes.
- Bake further for 40-45 minutes or until potatoes turn brown and tender. This is the stage when the entire liquid content in the dish is absorbed by potatoes, except oil.
- If you want the wedges to be more crispy, bake more for 15-20 minutes.
- Greek Lemon Potatoes are ready. Arrange the potato wedges in a serving plate. Also drizzle the oil lying in the dish.
- Garnish with chopped parsley or cilantro. Enjoy.
Notes
- Every oven is different so is the baking time. You need to see whether your potatoes have turned tender and crisp enough to eat and also have absorbed the lemon and water. To get such results, your oven may take more of less time.
- With 1/4 cup of lemon juice, 1 tsp lemon zest and lemon slices over the top, you will get a strong lemony flavoured potatoes. If you want your potatoes to be mild, reduce anything out of 3.
- The purpose of topping the dish with lemon slices is to make the slices release their natural oil into the potatoes during the process of baking. Also, the beautifully charred slices will give a rustic Mediterranean touch and character to the dish.