Greek Oven Roasted Potatoes

[Janie Tynes]

The original recipe called for Mediterranean oregano and 1-1/2 lemons. I use essential oils. They are delicious:

8-10 potatoes, peeled and cut into 6-7 large wedges per potato
3-4 cloves minced garlic
½ cup olive oil
1 cup water
3 drops Oregano oil
2 drops Lemon oil
1/2 lemon, juiced
Sea Salt
Black Pepper

Optional soak – I do this soak if I’m not using organic potatoes
2 tablespoons sea salt in a large bowl (large enough to soak the potatoes)
Drop 2 drops of Lemon oil into the salt
Pour in about a cup of water and stir until dissolved
Place the prepared potatoes in the salt water and fill with water to cover potatoes
Soak 1-5 hours before baking

Preheat oven to 440 degrees F
If potatoes are presoaked; drain water
In a large bowl, salt and pepper potatoes while tossing
Add essential oils to the olive oil
Combine and mix all other ingredients and toss with potatoes
Place in a large baking pan and bake for 40 min.
Turn each wedge to brown other side and bake for another 40 min. (if the pan is getting dry, add ½ cup water before returning to oven. I also taste a smaller potato to see if I need to add a little more salt (the smaller piece will be more done at this point).

[karen]

Hi Janie,
Soaking the potatoes in salt with lemon oil added sounds interesting. I have never heard of it. Please tell what you think is gained by doing so. I do wash grapes etc that are not organic in some water to which lemon has been added but I was presuming that only takes off spray on the outside. I am very keen to know about soaking in the lemon and salt.
Thankyou in anticipation.

[toosusiecook]

Me too Karen........very intriguing and sounds delicious I might add...

[Janie Tynes]

I add the salt to help absorb the lemon oil and for flavoring. I have read that the insecticide etc. is found even after peeling. That is what the lemon oil is for.

[toosusiecook]

Excellent Janie...thanks!

[raindrop]

I read somewhere that lemon oil digests the chemicals, so sounds like a good move Janie.

[siusaidh mcdonald]

Sounds like a great receipe, Janie....as I cook without salt, I wonder, if it would come out and taste as nice without using salt...[?]

Sounds like time to stock up on Lemon oil.....

[Janie Tynes]

Since you are used to not using salt, I’m sure you would like them without salt. Just last week I was out of lemons and I increased the water and added a few more drops of Lemon Oil. They still turned out great. This is my family’s favorite potato recipe.

[siusaidh mcdonald]

Thanks ,Janie...sounds yammy....need to give it a try.

I have added Oregano and Thyme to haddock before...very tasty, but powerfull.

[Elise]

This recipe sounds seriously delicious! Lemon oil is such a fantastic oil to have as you can use it for so many things, but also it isn't very expensive as lemons are pretty plentiful! How good is that!!!!!!!!!!!