Potatoes with Green Sauce
A satisfying vegetarian built around waxy potatoes, sour cream and fresh dill — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Scrub the potatoes and place them whole in a large pot, cover with cold salted water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 to 25 minutes until tender when pierced with a knife.
- Meanwhile, lower the eggs into a separate pot of boiling water and cook for 9 to 10 minutes, then transfer to ice water, peel, and chop finely once cool.
- Drain the potatoes, let them cool just enough to handle, then peel and cut into thick chunks, keeping them warm.
- To make the green sauce, whisk together the sour cream, milk, sunflower oil and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth and pourable.
- Fold in the chopped hard-boiled eggs along with the finely chopped dill and chives, then season generously with salt and black pepper.
- Taste the sauce and adjust with a little more lemon juice or salt as needed, loosening with an extra splash of milk if it is too thick.
- Arrange the warm potatoes on a serving platter and spoon the green sauce over the top, finishing with a few extra herbs before serving.
You'll use: Large pot · Saucepan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Sour Cream
- plain Greek yogurt · crème fraîche
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Lemon
- lime · 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
Tips & common questions
How long does Potatoes with Green Sauce take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Potatoes with Green Sauce vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Potatoes with Green Sauce is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Roasted potatoes, salmon with green goddess sauce, chicken fricassee, and wilted spinach - Boston, MA.jpg (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.