My Zero Waste Kitchen

Do your leftover potatoes leave you feeling as cold as YESTERDAY’S MASH? Try these top tips and soon you’ll be MAKING OVER your mash and REVIVING your roasts!

Mashed

Shepherd’s pie

Tasty topping

Try using your mashed potato as a topping for pies instead of pastry. Spread the potato over your filling and pop it in the oven until warmed through and browning on top.

Fishcakes

Potato patties

Recycle your leftover mash into potato cakes by cracking in an egg, mixing it with the potato, and adding some herbs. Then form into patties or balls and fry off each side in a little oil until warmed through and crispy on the outside. Try adding cooked fish or bacon into the mix for extra flavour.

Potato and bacon soup

Add thickness

Mashed potato makes a great alternative to cornflour when it comes to thickening up your sauces, soups, or stews. Blend your leftover mash in a food processor until it is smooth – you may need to add a little milk or some of the dish you are thickening. Once it is smooth, gradually stir it into your soup or sauce until you reach the desired consistency.

Boiled

Super salad

Boiled potatoes can be reworked into tasty potato salad. Cut the potatoes into bitesize pieces and mix up with mayonnaise, natural yogurt, boiled egg, peas, herbs, and chopped radishes – or whatever vegetables you have to hand!

Roasted

Frittata

Just add eggs

Leftover roast potatoes make a great addition to a frittata or Spanish omelette. Whisk up 3 or 4 eggs with a little water and seasoning. Fry off a sliced onion in a little oil over a medium heat until golden, slice your potatoes, then add them to the pan. Pour in the egg mix and reduce heat. Let the omelette cook through for around 12 minutes.

Bake

Cheese and bacon

Stuffed spuds

Give baked potatoes a new lease of life by mixing up the flesh with flavourful fillings. Slice your baked potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh. Place it in a bowl with fillings of your choice. Mix it all together and season to taste. Stuff the filling into the potato skin, sprinkle on some grated cheese and bake in the oven until warmed through and the top has browned.