Lemon Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

French fries are the automatic side when it comes to kids menus.

As parents it takes an unimaginable amount of willpower not to snag a few fries or even more than that.

This is a big challenge with our five-year-old who doesn’t like French fries or any potato besides the occasional bag of chips. That means there can be a lot on this plate!

It’s probably a good thing that he would order fruit before fries if that’s a side option.

But I was still curious why he’s not into fries. We had a conversation about it, and he told me it’s because fries are made of cheese.

Huh?

Cheese???

Where would he come up with that?

I explained that they’re actually potatoes, and we had a good laugh about the whole thing. It’s become one of our inside jokes. 

I’m still working on getting him to try oven-roasted potatoes in any form because I think he would really like them if he gave spuds a change.

He’s said no to my oven-fries and roasted sliced potatoes.

One day he will come around and take after his mom and dad, eating potatoes straight off the sheet pan. Then I will remind him he once thought they were actually cheese.

For now, I will save the potatoes for us adults.

I love all the different shapes, sizes and varieties of potatoes at the farmers market right now.

After my Sunday morning shopping spree, I made lemon roasted fingerling potatoes.

I halved the potatoes and tossed them in lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

How to Get Lemon Roasted Fingerling Potatoes Perfectly Golden Brown

Then I put them cut-side down on the sheet pan. This is the same technique I use for my tomato pesto potato salad because they turn out deep golden brown.

For good measure, I scattered sprigs of fresh rosemary over the potatoes.

Once they finished roasting, I added more fresh lemon juice and sprinkled on chopped parsley and more salt and pepper.

I love the citrusy flavor of these lemon roasted fingerling potatoes!

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