Crispy Greek Lemon Smashed Potatoes

The BEST thing about smashed potatoes is that they have the perfect balance between crispy French fries and fluffy roast potatoes, only they’re NOT dry as roast potatoes tend to be. These Crispy Greek Lemon Smashed Potatoes disappear in seconds!

My house seems to be full of citrus this week. Between this Honey Lime Garlic Butter Salmon, and Chicken Scallopini with Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce, we are loving the smells coming out of our kitchen. Traditional Greek roast potatoes may not come in ‘smashed’ style, but with these Garlic Parmesan Smashed Potatoes STILL going nuts all over the place, I know that THIS little invention will become your new favourite! All of the flavours of Greek roast potatoes are packed into these golden Greek lemon smashed potatoes…. BUT these are SUPER CRISPY and extremely addictive! Usually with Greek potatoes, they are baked in a lemon/broth mixture with oregano and garlic….or sometimes sprinkled with semolina for an added crispy finish. The difference here is….I’ve minimised the traditional recipe to suit the cooking requirements needed for smashed potatoes to guarantee a super crispy and golden edge, while keeping all of those important flavours packed into these potatoes. They are so versatile you can serve them with absolutely ANYTHING! The One Pan Lemon Chicken recipe comes to mind.

A few tips:

I used butter in this recipe, because garlic butter is unbeatable in flavour. However, you can substitute with olive oil if you wish! I’ve added a lot more garlic in these than traditional Greek potatoes. Feel free to reduce the garlic down to 2 cloves instead of 4. Semolina is optional. If using, sprinkle a light coating over your potatoes before baking. For even crispier potatoes, remove potatoes form the oven half way through baking, spray with a little extra cooking oil, and continue broiling (or grilling) in the oven until nice and golden brown.