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updated 12/30/2010 4:28:32 PM ET 2010-12-30T21:28:32

Recipe: Super simple potato pops

Ingredients
  • 1 pound baby potatoes or fingerling potatoes, sliced in half lengthwise
  • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil (drizzle with olive oil)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Crème fraiche
  • 1 bunch chives
  • 1 lemon, for zesting
  • Optional ingredients:
  • Truffle oil
  • Caviar
  • Bacon
Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Drizzle sliced potatoes with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast at 400 degrees cut side down on baking sheet for 20-25 minutes, until nice and toasty on cut side.

Serve with a dollop of crème fraiche, topped with chopped chives and lemon zest.
You could also dress them up with caviar (on top of crème fraiche with chives) or truffle oil (drizzled on already roasted potatoes, then crème fraiche with chives).

POP them in your mouth and enjoy!

Recipe: Aunt Reen's BLT cups

Ingredients
  • 1 package frozen phyllo cups
  • 1/4 pound applewood smoked bacon
  • 1/2 cup romaine, fine chiffonade
  • 1/4 cup plum tomato, seeded and diced small
  • For the mayo:
  • 2 tablespoons mayo
  • 1/8 teaspoon lemon zest
  • Cracked pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley
Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Remove phyllo cups from plastic. Place on baking sheet. Bake 5-7 minutes.

Mix mayo ingredients together in a small bowl and place in refrigerator, covered.

Either cook bacon in a skillet until desired crunchiness or bake on small baking sheet for about 15 minutes in preheated 350-degree oven. Let cool and break up. Then dice into very small dice.

Slice romaine lengthwise along the rib. Place both halves on top of each other and slice crosswise into thin ribbons (or chiffonade). You want the pieces small enough that they will fit into the phyllo cups.

In a medium bowl, mix diced bacon, chiffonaded romaine and diced tomato with a small amount of mayo just until it glistens. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place a spoonful of mixture into phyllo cups. Serve.

Serving Size

Makes 15 pieces.

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