Salt and Vinegar Potato Wedges

Training: Run 5km

I decided that today would not be a repeat of yesterday, in which my after-work exercise plans had to be cancelled due to really inclement weather.

Rather, I brought my workout clothes into work and when the clock hit 1pm, headed out for a lunch time run. And, despite a sprinkle of rain towards the end, I managed to fit in 5 relatively dry kilometres.

Training win!

Another bonus of training at lunch was that it freed up my evening.

AKA time to get a little creative in the kitchen.

One of my all time favourite crisp varieties when I was growing was salt and vinegar. You could keep your plain chips, or your artificial 'chicken' or bbq flavours. Just hand me the familiar purple packet and was a happy girl. And let's not even talk about how much vinegar I would drown my hot chips in if I got the chance.....

So when I saw that I had a full bag of chat potatoes in the pantry, and it happened to be sitting near my bottle of vinegar....I figured....why not???

I started by slicing the potatoes into 'wedges' (skins on) then placed them in a bowl with a little olive oil.

Next, I covered them with a good amount of vinegar..

and a sprinkle of spice.

And allowed them to marinate for 20 minutes.

Then spread onto a lined baking tray (with the extra marinade poured over) and baked for 45 minutes (turning halfway through).

Before....

And after....

Sprinkled with sea salt.

Oh Lordy Lord.

I ended up serving these alongside some prawns I had sautéed in garlic and butter and some asparagus I had roasted in lemon juice.

But who am I kidding….

why show you those when these were the real star of the show :)

 

Crunchy on the outside, and packed with vinegar and salt flavours on the inside…

Just how I remember :)

Seriously… between you and me….I would have been happy to forego the prawns and greens and eaten the whole bowl of the wedges alone.

With the added bonus of no lengthy ingredient list such as that on the familiar purple bag ;)

Salt n Vinegar Wedges

• 500g potatoes, washed and cut into wedges (skin on)
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 1/2 tsp bush spice seasoning*
• 3 tbs white vinegar
• 1 tsp cracked sea salt

1. Preheat oven to 200C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Place the potato in a bowl with the olive oil, vinegar and herbs. Toss to coat then allow to marinade for 20 minutes.
3. Spread the wedges onto the baking tray, and pour over any remaining marinade.
4. Roast for 40-5o minutes until fork tender(turning each 10 minutes).
5. Remove from oven and sprinkle with sea salt.

What about you?  Do you like flavoured crisps?

Happy Baking :)