Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes | Food Wishes

These amazing olive oil mashed potatoes are simple to make, and don’t use any butter or dairy products, which also makes them vegan. Taking advantage of the complex flavor of olive oil, these are surprisingly rich, and delicious, and just might become your favorite new way to make and serve mashed potatoes. Enjoy!

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[RanaCh]

I am from Lebanon. In my house, I grew up eating olive oil mashed potatoes all the time. We add raw diced onions to it and allspice as well. SOOO good. We sometimes eat them with boiled eggs as well... yum

[thesurgeon]

Man i havent watched food wishes in YEARS, good to see the old formula hasn't changed a bit.

[KS-uvyc]

A comment from Italy: try steaming the potatoes. Very much amps up the flavor of the potato. Perfect for the olive oil.

[stumpybumpo]

I love olive oil mashed potatoes with lemon. Also, the garlic is *not* optional.

[kimberlyd]

Perfect timing! I’m making Greek meatloaf for dinner—these potatoes will be a perfect side! Thank you! ❤

[juliawright]

Thank you for the humor of your commentary. Cooking food is a mindful thing and you make it that way with a smile. More of such mindful recipes please !

[OneTrueTelos]

I will never tire of being teased by you, Chef John.

[laerwen]

I have a dairy allergy and olive oil potatoes are so good that I was emotional the first time I had them with Thanksgiving dinner, as I hadn't had mashed potatoes (an old comfort food of mine) since I had to give up dairy. This recipe looks great, I can't wait to make them again!

[moo]

Alternately, confit the garlic in the olive oil at a low temp. Mellows them out and makes them buttery soft and aromatic (but without the butter).

[thedivinemrm]

Must admit I was somewhat sceptical but in Chef John we trust. Followed this recipe to the letter and now I am a convert! Silky smooth mash that carries a lot of flavour and works beautifully with the Roman-style chicken dish. 10/10 highly recommended!

[rchuyck]

Thanks Chef John Started to make mashed potatoes recently with olive oil vs butter, we love them. Trying to follow more of a Mediterranean diet, cutting out butter when possible.

[granitemonk]

I made these today and served them with chef John's Greek-style beef stew. A match made in Food Wishes heaven. Truly delicious!

[jasonmitchell]

Potatoes in general are, inarguably, my single favorite food item in the world, but within the category of potatoes, the russets are still my favorite! Their taste, texture, and versatility make them king in my food world.

[Zorg]

His video ideas are always so on point. I mean, like for years.

[keithsharp]

I know this is horrible but I’m a single guy and often use instant potatoes and I use an insane amount of olive oil and when I boil the water add garlic powder and knorr chicken powder also I usually also all butter and sour cream but the olive oil is the secret to making instant potatoes edible

[freehighschooleducation]

decades ago, I added olive oil and a little lemon juice to the meshed potatoes in the university cafeteria and people laughed at me. now everyone is eating it. there is a similar recipe using chickpeas. it's called olive oil humus. just add lemon juice and garlic. no tahini

[frhythms]

Oh yes! It makes perfect, beautiful sense! Thank you, Chef John!!!

[cryan]

I have always been partial to Yukon Gold potatoes when making fries or mash. They have a slightly sweet aftertaste (missing from Russets) that I adore.

[hlynnkeith]

Koreans will love this. 90% of Koreans is lactose intolerant, so Koreans avoid American-style mashed potatoes. But they love potatoes. This dish should be a hit with Koreans.

[birchtree]

Last week i was in Switzerland with my boyfriend and some friends - all broke college students. I opted to make us a meal on our last night to save on money and decided on sheperds pie. Through some dumb decisions combined with no supermarkets being open on sundays i made a very similar mash potatoes to these with purple potatoes. A pretty scary looking sheperds pie but didnt taste half bad!