If You Like Potatoes, You're About To Fall In Love

If You Like Potatoes, You’re About to Fall in Love 🍽️ There’s something magical about crispy smashed potatoes — and we’ve got seven irresistible potato salad-style recipes to prove it. These are creamy, crunchy, flavour-packed, BBQ-ready sides you’ll want to make all summer long. Let us know your favourite below!

1. Smashed Potato & Cucumber Salad with Sesame Mayo & Chilli Oil (Serves 6) For the salad: 1kg baby potatoes, large pinch sea salt, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 cucumber, 4 spring onions, 15g coriander, 2 tbsp crispy chilli oil, 1 tbsp black sesame seeds. For the sesame mayo dressing: 1 lime, 2 tbsp tahini, 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil, 1 tbsp white miso, 100g plant-based mayo, black pepper. Boil and smash potatoes, roast or air fry until crispy. Whisk dressing. Slice cucumber into half moons, chop onions and coriander. Toss potatoes with veg and dressing, top with chilli oil and sesame seeds.

2. Crispy Potatoes on Romesco Beans (Serves 4–6) Potatoes: 1kg new potatoes, 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp dried thyme, 1 tbsp flaky sea salt, pinch pepper, 1 tbsp maple syrup. Romesco Beans: 4 jarred peppers, 2 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 150g roasted almonds, 2×400g tins cannellini beans, salt & pepper. Garnish: Parsley or coriander, sliced red chilli. Roast seasoned potatoes, smash and drizzle with maple, roast again until extra crispy. Blend beans, peppers, garlic, paste, paprika, almonds until smooth. Serve with potatoes on top, garnish.

3. Smashed Potatoes with Beetroot Beans (Serves 4) Potatoes: 1kg new potatoes, 2 tsp dried dill, 1 tsp dried thyme, 1.5 tbsp flaky salt, 1 tbsp maple syrup. Beans: 3 medium beetroots, 2×400g tins cannellini beans, 1 garlic clove, 2 tbsp tahini, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp ground cumin, salt & pepper. Toppings: Dill sprigs, dill oil or olive oil. Roast potatoes & foil-wrapped beets with dill salt, smash and roast with maple syrup. Blend beans, beets, garlic, tahini, lemon, cumin. Plate with beet dip topped with crispy potatoes and garnish.

4. Smashed Mexican Potatoes on Avocado Beans (Serves 4) 1kg baby potatoes, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 packet taco seasoning, 2 avocados, 1×400g tin cannellini beans, juice of 1 lime, 2 tbsp nutritional yeast, 1 jalapeño, handful coriander. Boil potatoes 12 min, drain, smash, toss with oil & seasoning, roast at 220°C for 25 min. Blend avocados, beans, lime, nooch, salt. Spread on platter, top with potatoes, jalapeño, coriander.

5. Crispy Potato Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing (Serves 2–4) Salad: 1kg baby potatoes, 2 tbsp olive oil, salt & pepper, 1 tbsp capers, 4 cornichons, 1 shallot. Dressing: 1 ripe avocado, 2 tbsp lime juice, 3 tbsp plant yoghurt or crème fraiche, 1 tbsp caper brine, 1 tbsp olive oil, salt & pepper. Garnish: Mixed seeds, ½ bunch chives, pinch tajin. Boil, smash and roast potatoes. Blend dressing. Mix with capers, chopped cornichons, shallot. Top with seeds, chives, tajin.

6. Smashed Potatoes with Blended Pickle Beans (Serves 2) Potatoes: 500g baby potatoes, 2 tbsp olive oil, ½ bunch dill, 1.5 tbsp flaky salt. Base: 200g silken tofu, 400g tin butter beans, 25g nooch, 200g gherkins, 1 tbsp lemon juice, ¼ red onion, ½ small cucumber, salt & pepper. Garnish: Remaining dill, cornichons. Make dill salt. Roast, smash, roast again. Blend tofu, beans, nooch, lemon. Fold in chopped gherkins, onion, cucumber. Serve topped with crispy dill potatoes, cornichons, fresh dill.

7. Smashed Potato Salad with Green Goddess Dressing (Serves 4–6) Potatoes: 1kg baby potatoes, 2 tbsp olive oil, 60g plant-based butter, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper. Salad: 100g radishes, 2 spring onions, 80g watercress, 150g pitted kalamata olives, 2 tbsp olive oil. Dressing: 10g parsley, 10g tarragon, 1 lemon, 1 tbsp capers, 25g tahini, 75g mayo, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 100ml water. Boil, smash, and roast potatoes brushed with butter & spices. Blend dressing. Toss salad veg with oil. Plate salad, top with potatoes and drizzle with dressing.