Pesto Potatoes
- 1 1/2 pounds small new potatoes
- 1 large clove garlic
- Bunch fresh basil to yield 1 cup lightly packed basil leaves
- 1 1/2 cups reduced-fat ricotta
- 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
- 2 ounces blue cheese
- 2 teaspoons sherry wine vinegar
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- Scrub but do not peel the potatoes, and cook them in water to cover for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on their size.
- Do not let potatoes get mushy.
- Turn on the food processor, and put the garlic through the feed tube to process.
- Wash, dry and remove basil leaves from the stems.
- Add the basil, ricotta, yogurt, blue cheese and vinegar to the processor work bowl.
- Blend throughly.
- Season to taste with pepper, and mix in pine nuts.
- When potatoes are cooked, drain, and cut in halves or quarters, depending on size.
- Toss with sauce, and serve.
potatoes, clove garlic, fresh basil, ricotta, nonfat plain yogurt, blue cheese, sherry wine vinegar, freshly ground black pepper, nuts
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7595 (may not work)