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
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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.
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.
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
