Potatoes With Cheese Sauce (

Name: Potatoes With Cheese Sauce (
Ingredients: 2 pounds medium potatoes such as purple Peruvian or Yukon Gold (about 8); 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic; 1/4 pound; or feta, crumbled (scant 1 cup); 1/2 cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon chopped onion; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon bottled; or; paste (sometimes labeled; Garnish: chopped pitted black Peruvian or Kalamata olives; lime wedges (preferably Key lime)

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 pounds medium potatoes such as purple Peruvian or Yukon Gold (about 8)
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
1/4 pound
or feta, crumbled (scant 1 cup)
1/2 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon bottled
or
paste (sometimes labeled
)
Garnish: chopped pitted black Peruvian or Kalamata olives; lime wedges (preferably Key lime)

Directions

1

Cover potatoes with water in a medium pot and season well with salt, then briskly simmer, covered, until just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool, then peel.
2

Meanwhile, mince and mash garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt, then blend with remaining ingredients in a blender until very smooth and thicker than heavy cream (if necessary, thin with milk). Season with salt.
3

Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
4

Spoon some sauce onto 8 small plates, then top with sliced potatoes. Serve remaining sauce on the side.