Name: Garlic mash
Ingredients: Serves: 2–4; 5 x potatoes of your choice; ½ tsp salt for the water; 5 large garlic cloves; 2 heaped tbs of vegan sour cream; 1 tbs vegan butter; ½ level tbs of chicken-style vegan stock powder (see tip); Salt and pepper to taste

Garlic mashed potato by Adam and Emma from I should be souvlaki

Ingredients

Serves: 2–4

5 x potatoes of your choice
½ tsp salt for the water
5 large garlic cloves
2 heaped tbs of vegan sour cream
1 tbs vegan butter
½ level tbs of chicken-style vegan stock powder (see tip)
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Peel and chop potatoes. Adding them to a pot of room temperature water and the salt
Quarter the garlic cloves and add them to the pot
Boil until soft, then drain and add back to the pot
Add sour cream, stock powder, butter and salt and pepper
Mash using a potato masher until smooth.

TIP: It may surprise you to learn that many brands of chicken stock are vegan friendly! It’s all in the herbs, spices and natural vegetable flavourings. Just look out for a ‘plant-based’ or ‘vegan’ label on the pack or check the ingredients to be sure.