Skillet Potatoes with Olives and Lemon

A Mediterranean-inspired potato dish combining tender fingerling potatoes with briny green olives, bright lemon zest, and warm cumin, finished with fresh parsley.

4 servings
20 min

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup green olives
  • 1 pound fingerling or small red potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 6 strips lemon zest
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 serving lemon wedges

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Smash olives with flat side of a large knife, then discard pits and chop olives. Toss potatoes with olives, oil, zest, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 10-inch heavy skillet, then add water and bring to a boil.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Cover skillet and boil over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove lid and cook, stirring, until water is evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

    15 min

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