Cream cheese, sweet chili sauce and coriander dip with smashed potatoes
Recipe from Hetty Lui McKinnon · original post · full recipe on hettymckinnon.com
A retro party snack: a block of cream cheese smothered in Thai sweet chili sauce and piled with cilantro, spread out and topped with crispy smashed spiced potatoes.
Serves 4 55 minKid-friendly
VegetarianGluten free
Ingredients
- cream cheese227 g
- sweet chili sauce180 ml
- cilantro leaves — roughly chopped15 g
- baby potatoes — halved or cut into 2.5 cm chunks675 g
- garlic powder1 tsp
- smoked paprika — 1 tsp2.5 g
- extra virgin olive oil45 ml
Method
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add the potatoes and boil for 10 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 220°C / 425°F.
- Drain the potatoes and spread on a baking sheet. Add the olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper and toss to coat. Roast for 20 minutes, then crush the potatoes slightly with the bottom of a glass, letting them break apart. Return to the oven and roast until golden and crispy, another 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place the whole block of cream cheese onto a serving plate, pour over the sweet chili sauce to completely smother it and top with the cilantro.
- Using the back of a large spoon, smash the dip down and spread it across the plate to make a flat dip. Top with the roasted potatoes and serve. (Or skip the potatoes and serve the dip with crackers.)
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Vegan
Vegan cream cheese, sweet chili sauce and coriander dip with smashed potatoes
- 227 g Vegan cream cheese instead of cream cheese
Nothing changes; let the vegan cream cheese soften a little before smashing it across the plate.
Dairy-free
Dairy-free cream cheese, sweet chili sauce and coriander dip with smashed potatoes
- 227 g Dairy-free cream cheese instead of cream cheese
Nothing changes; let it soften a little before smashing it across the plate.
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Pak'nSaveBest choice· $11.67 of food
$22.43
48% spare
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- cilantro leaves
New World· $13.09 of food · $1.42 more
$28.15
53% spare
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- cilantro leaves
Woolworths NZ· $13.79 of food · $2.12 more
$29.49
53% spare
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- cilantro leaves
$3.48a serve
from $3.48 a serve at Pak'nSave · 6 of 7 ingredients priced
About $13.93 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$27.72 across 2 shops · 6 of 7 items priced · $6.30 more for bigger packs, 59% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$11.67
missing 1 item
you'll pay $22.43 · 48% of it spare
New World$13.09
missing 1 item · $1.42 more
you'll pay $28.15 · 53% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$13.79
missing 1 item · $2.12 more
you'll pay $29.49 · 53% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$12.74
sweet chili sauce
$1.01/100ml
need 180 mlTrident Original Sweet Chilli Sauce 100ml 285 ml$2.89
Pak'nSave$1.01/100ml$2.89·New World$1.12/100ml$3.19·Woolworths NZ$3.30
baby potatoes
$3.33/kg
need 675 gPams Golden Baby Gourmet Potatoes 1kg 1.5 kg$5.00closest match
Pak'nSave$3.33/kg$5.00·New World$3.99/kg$3.99·Woolworths NZ$9.50
garlic powder
$4.52/100g
need 1 tspKashish Garlic Powder Spice 100g$4.52closest match
Pak'nSave$4.52/100g$4.52·Woolworths NZ$2.70·New World$6.40/100g$2.89
smoked paprika
$0.74/10g
need 2.5 gMasterFoods Smoked Paprika 35 g$2.59
Pak'nSave$0.74/10g$2.59·Woolworths NZ$2.60·New World$0.82/10g$2.79
Buy at New World$14.98
cream cheese
$2.28/100g
need 227 gMeadow Fresh Traditional Cream Cheese 100g 250 g$4.99
New World$2.28/100g$4.99·Pak'nSave$2.08/100g$4.69·Woolworths NZ$5.00
extra virgin olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 45 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99closest match
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$5.00·Woolworths NZ$6.39
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- cilantro leaves · 15 g