Purple Majesty Fork-Crushed Potatoes

• 1 lb purple majesty potato, washed, scrubbed and peeled (cut in half or quartered depending on size)
• 2 -3 shallots, peeled and minced
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (cut in half-add more in you want)
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped (curly parsley ok)
• fleur de sel, to taste
• cracked white pepper or cracked black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1. Note: If you prefer, the potatoes can be boiled first in their skin then peeled.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the potatoes until tender, approximately 25 minutes.
3. Drain.
4. Place the potatoes back in the pot and using a fork, mash the potatoes.
5. Fold in the remaining ingredients, sprinkling the lemon juice on top of the potatoes last.
6. Did you notice what happened? The citric acid in the lemon juice "bleached" some areas of the potatoes a "lighter and brighter" shade of purple! Nifty, huh?!
7. This concludes this week's science experiment.

purple majesty, shallots, extra virgin olive oil, flat leaf parsley, fleur de sel, cracked white pepper, lemon juice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/purple-majesty-fork-crushed-potatoes-379769 (may not work)