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Sea Salt–Baked Potato, Parmesan Greens

The stuffed baked potato, that bastion of comfort eating, given a contemporary treatment.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    enough for 2

Ingredients

large baking potatoes – 2
butter or olive oil
green salad leaves – 2 large handfuls

For the Dressing

tarragon vinegar – a tablespoon
Dijon mustard – a teaspoon
an egg yolk
olive oil – a scant 1/2 cup (100ml)
grated Parmesan – 2 tablespoons
lemon juice – 2 teaspoons

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Wet the potatoes, prick them with a fork, and roll them in flakes of sea salt, making certain that at least some stick to the skin. Bake them until tender; this can take anything from thirty-five minutes to an hour, depending on your potatoes.

    Step 2

    To make the dressing, whisk the vinegar, mustard, egg yolk, and olive oil together with a little salt and black pepper, then beat in the grated cheese. Squeeze in the lemon juice, stir, and set aside for five minutes.

    Step 3

    Serve the salt-baked potatoes, scooping off the top like a boiled egg and stirring in butter or olive oil as you wish. Once the potato flesh has been eaten, toss the salad leaves with the dressing and pile into the vacated potato skins. Eat salad, potato skins and all.

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