Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Greek Yogurt

Name: Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Greek Yogurt
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 4 medium boiling potatoes skins left on (washed well); 1 garlic clove minced; 1/4 cup/60 ml plus 2 Tbsp./90 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil; 1/4 cup/60 ml Greek yogurt; 3 tbsp milk; 8 oz/225 g Greek feta cheese crumbled; 4 oz/ 115 g Graviera or Kefalograviera cheese (grated); 2 oz/60 g grated Greek Kefalotyri cheese (or Romano); 2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives; Salt and pepper

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Greek yogurt might just be the ultimate Mediterranean diet comfort food! Serve this with a great roasted chicken, such as my recipe for Roasted Chicken Stuffed with Figs and Olives. This Greek recipe for mashed potatoes calls for three Greek cheeses AND Greek yogurt. The cheeses, Greek feta, graviera and kefalotyri, add tang and that gooey deliciousness that melted cheese gives us, while the yogurt adds a creaminess and underlying tang that will surprise you.

RATING

SERVES

PREP TIME

20 min

COOK TIME

25 min

RECIPES

Feta

Sides

Vegetarian

Print Recipe

Ingredients

4 medium boiling potatoes skins left on washed well
1 garlic clove minced
1/4 cup/60 ml plus 2 Tbsp./90 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil
1/4 cup/60 ml Greek yogurt
3 tbsp milk
8 oz/225 g Greek feta cheese crumbled
4 oz/ 115 g Graviera or Kefalograviera cheese grated
2 oz/60 g grated Greek Kefalotyri cheese or Romano
2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Put the potatoes in a pot of cold salted water to cover. Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until the skins burst and the potatoes are fork-tender. Drain, remove from the pot, cool slightly, and peel.
Put the potatoes in a medium nonreactive bowl and mash with a potato masher, gradually adding the garlic, olive oil, yogurt, milk, and cheeses and continue mashing until smooth and well blended. Add the chives and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.