These lemon scented oven Roasted Potatoes are crisped to perfection while still remaining tender on the inside. They are the perfect side dish for any dinner.
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Easy Lemon Roasted Potatoes
These perfectly roasted potatoes are so easy to make. Add lemon juice and zest for brightness and a sprinkle of lemon pepper for a bit of a peppery kick. Finish with some fresh thyme right out of the oven.
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How to Roast Potatoes in the Oven
To make these potatoes, begin by pre-heating your oven to 375 F. Peel the potatoes and let some sit in a bowl with cold water as you cut the rest into equally sized pieces.
Drain all the water from the bowl, then drizzle olive oil over top. Season with salt, lemon pepper and sumac, then toss the potatoes so that the are evenly coated.
Spread the potatoes in an even layer on a parchment lined baking sheet and place in oven. Roast for 30 minutes, then remove them from the oven, rotate, and flip them so all sides become brown.
How to Season Roasted Potatoes
The sky is the limit, really. Lemon pepper, lemon juice, lemon zest, and sumac are a great combination if you like a lot of citrus kick.
Regular salt and pepper are delicious too. Other flavour combinations could include the Scarborough Fair mix (parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme) or even just some dried dill. Lime and chili, garlic and Parmesan cheese…the list goes on!
How to Re-Heat the Potatoes
Roasted potatoes really are the best fresh out of the oven. However, if you do have leftovers, re-heat them stove top in a non stick skillet for a few minutes.
To re-heat in an oven, just pre-heat it to 400 F. Add the potatoes to a baking sheet and cover loosely with Aluminium foil. Re-heat for about 10-15 minutes.
Easy Lemon Roasted Potatoes
These perfectly roasted potatoes are so easy to make. Add lemon juice and zest for brightness and a sprinkle of lemon pepper for a bit of a peppery kick. Finish with some fresh thyme right out of the oven.
Ingredients
- 8 small potatoes
- 2 lemons; zested
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
- olive oil
- salt
- a few sprigs of fresh thyme (optional)
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 301Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 305mgCarbohydrates: 63gFiber: 8gSugar: 4gProtein: 7g
I’m with you, Bernice! We usually BBQ all year long too but this year was too brutal. I only shovelled a path to the BBQ 2 weeks ago!! Thank god the weather has finally turned for us! I just love lemon roasted potatoes! I worked in Greek restaurants for years so it was sort of ingrained in me 🙂 These look fantastic!
I love Greek potatoes! These aren’t as lemony, but still delicious…happy barbecuing!
These look gorgeous. I can’t wait for BBQ season – the snow is almost gone here, so I am starting to believe that the warmer weather is coming!
These potatoes are perfection, Bernice! I’m so glad that BBQ season is back, too, and these potatoes are perfect with burgers. Pinning!
It’s still only morning and I’m totally craving these lemony tatos! I could legit make a meal out of these along, but I bet they would be lovely with some chicken or even for b fast with a nice fried or poached egg. See, now I’m reeeeeally hungry 😉
I think you just invented the newest breakfast craze! LOL. add some avocado and you’re good to go!
These look fantastic Bernice. I’m a huge fan of roasted potatoes, they are such a simple but incredibly flavourful dish and I love that you incorporated lemon zest.
Thanks Kristen! I find the zest has so much flavour…plus I can’t stand to waste the good stuff!