# Crispy Pesto Potato Salad

Golden smashed potatoes tossed in creamy homemade pesto, topped with juicy balsamic tomatoes and fresh rocket, offering a comforting, vibrant, and plant-packed dish ideal for weeknights or meal prep.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 50 g fresh basil
- 100 g pine nuts
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 lemon
- 20 g nutritional yeast
- 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 1 kg baby new potatoes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 25 g rocket
- 2 spring onions
- 100 g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper

## Instructions

1. Cook the potatoes by boiling them for 20 minutes.
2. Steam dry the potatoes, then smash them onto a baking tray.
3. Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and roast for 40-50 minutes until golden and crispy.
4. Blend basil, garlic, lemon juice, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, olive oil, and a pinch of salt until smooth to make the pesto.
5. Quarter the cherry tomatoes, then toss them with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and black pepper.
6. Slice the spring onions.
7. In a bowl, toss the crispy potatoes with the pesto and spring onions.
8. Plate the salad with rocket.
9. Spoon over the balsamic tomatoes.
10. Top with reserved basil and pine nuts.

## Equipment

- oven
- kettle
- baking tray
- baking paper
- food processor
- saucepan

## Tips

- Great hot or cold - ideal for weeknights or meal prep!
- Loosen pesto with a splash of water if needed.
- Can air fry potatoes for 20 mins instead of roasting.
- Save a few basil leaves to garnish.
- Save a few pine nuts to garnish.
- Preheat oven to 220°C

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EpiWogj1B/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/51826c87-dc2b-4cd0-9edd-2b7d050bd369
- Extracted: 2025-06-29

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