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How to prepare potatoes stuffed with mallows
Recipe of potatoes stuffed with mallows
Ingredients of potatoes stuffed with mallows
- A bunch of mallow leaves, you can also use borage, nettles, dandelion or other edible vegetables.
- 4 medium potatoes
- Grated cheese
- 120ml of liquid cream or soy cream
Elaboration of potatoes stuffed with mallows
- Wash the bunch of mallows well and separate the leaves from the stem. One of the main important precautions when collecting mallows is to check that they do not contain fungi on the back of their leaves (rust).
- Boil the mallow leaves 5 minutes and drain.
- Mix in a blender the mallows with the cream, 1 tablespoon of cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. The result is a very tasty vegetable filling, which combines very well with the potato.
- Wash and peel the potatoes.
- Boil them, or steam them, then peel and cut each potato in half or sliced, to add the filling that we have prepared.
- Bake with a little cheese on top.
How to serve potatoes stuffed with mallows
- Serve as a starter or as an accompaniment to main courses.
What does this recipe provide us?
It is a dish rich in carbohydrates (from potatoes) and fats (from liquid cream).
Mallows provide fiber and beta carotene to the recipe.
Mallows are rich in mucilage, a type of soluble fiber with emollient properties to soften tissues and relieve irritation. They also have a laxative effect and help reduce cholesterol.
Recipe courtesy of Montserrat Enrich of the blog: Gastronomia salvatge
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This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
