With crispy edges, parmesan hasselback potato bites can be a party appetizer or a dinner side. They are a great way to use fingerling potatoes.
I don’t like putting labels on food, and I’m not talking about the nutritional breakdown.
The line often blurs between starters & sides, breakfast & dinner and pretty much everything in between. Why should certain dishes be restricted to specific categories or times of the day?
A breakfast buffet at a hotel in Europe is a great example where you see all sorts of foods that aren’t morning fare here in the States.
I feel a tiny bit hypocritical as I’m writing this thinking about my 5-year-old. He requests veggie chips with his breakfast, and I say chips aren’t for the morning.
Potatoes are a food that’s acceptable basically anytime and any place. Please don’t think that I’m advocating waking up to French fries!
I made these Parmesan hasselback potato bites when I had sides on the brain, but what I really needed was an appetizer.
Hasselbacks might be my favorite way to eat a baked potato. They are crispy on the edges and fluffy on the inside. Everything I want in a spud!
I used small fingerling potatoes to create a bite-sized version. Since they were tiny, I took a pairing knife to carefully cut the thin slices.
Placing chopsticks on both sides of the potatoes stopped my knife. Then I didn’t slice all the way through
After that, I tossed the potatoes in olive oil, salt and pepper. They roasted for about a half hour before I pulled them out of the oven.
While the potatoes were still hot, I sprinkled them with Parmesan, fresh chives, flaky sea salt and pepper.
These Parmesan hasselback potato bites could be a nibble for a party or they would be a fantastic side at a more formal meal like Thanksgiving.
With teams set and the Super Bowl barely over a week away, I could definitely see these potatoes making a game day appearance.
With crispy edges, parmesan hasselback potato bites can be a party appetizer or a dinner side. They are a great way to use fingerling potatoes.
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