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Potato Wedges With Tzatziki Dip

Harvesting potatoes is like finding buried treasure – and with a bit of luck you’ll have struck gold under your potato patch too. There really is nothing as satisfying as eating your own potatoes, especially when they’re made into spicy, crunchy treats like this! There’s no need to peel the potatoes either – when you’ve grown them without chemicals, you know all you’re getting is simply the goodness that’s there under the skin.

If you’ve got lots of fresh herbs like coriander, basil or mint, you could make a herby dip instead of the tzatziki. Just add a little mayonnaise and herbs to the yogurt rather than the cucumber.

Ingredients
Per pair of children

For the tzatziki
¼ cucumber
3 tablespoons (60ml) of natural yogurt
¼ clove of finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of chopped dill or oregano
2 teaspoons of olive oil
salt and pepper

For the potato wedges
1 large potato
1 level teaspoon of paprika (for colour and a bit of spiciness)
1 teaspoon of dried herbs
a pinch of salt
black pepper
1 tablespoon of olive oil

For the tzatziki
01Grate the cucumber in to a bowl
02Tip the grated cucumber into a sieve over another bowl and sprinkle over ½ teaspoon of salt. Leave it for at least 15 minutes so the water in the cucumber drains out (do this before you start to prepare the potatoes)
03Finely chop (or mince) the garlic
04Finely chop the herbs
05Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix. If you’ve got time, chill it in the fridge before serving
For the potato wedges
Preheat oven to 400F/200C/gas mark 6
01For this recipe the wedges should all be cut about the same size and in a nice boat shape so you can scoop up the dip. So firstly cut through the potato lengthways at its widest point
02You now have two flat halves, cut these into even thirds lengthways
03Put the wedges in a bowl and sprinkle over the paprika and the herbs
04Add the salt, pepper and oil and mix with your hands
05Bake on a non-stick baking tray for 40 minutes – turn them after 20 minutes so that both sides of the potato get crispy

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