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
veggiegluten-free
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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

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add the potatoes and boil for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat the oven to 220°C / 425°F.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.)

Cooking for a different diet?

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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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    you pay £8.44 · 62% spare

    £3.23

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    you pay £9.70 · 39% spare

    £5.95

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    £1.91

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    £2.60

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£0.81a serve

from £0.81 a serve at Sainsbury's · 5 of 7 ingredients priced

About £3.23 of ingredients used for 4 serves.

£9.41 across 4 shops · all 7 items priced · £0.02 more for bigger packs, 55% spare for later

Sainsbury's

£3.23

missing 2 items

you'll pay £8.44 · 62% of it spare

Tesco

£5.95

missing 2 items · £2.72 more

you'll pay £9.70 · 39% of it spare

Aldi UK

£1.91

missing 3 items

you'll pay £8.77 · 78% of it spare

Asda

£2.60

missing 4 items

you'll pay £5.46 · 52% of it spare

Morrisons

£1.28

missing 5 items

you'll pay £4.39 · 71% of it spare

Buy at Tesco£1.75

sweet chili sauce

£3.00/1L

need 180 mlTesco Seafood Sauce 250Ml 1000L£0.75closest match

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garlic powder

£22.22/1kg

need 1 tspTesco Standard£1.00

TescoTesco£22.22/1kg£1.00·Aldi UKAldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sSainsbury'sN/A·AsdaAsdaN/A·MorrisonsMorrisonsN/A·OcadoOcadoN/A

Buy at Sainsbury's£2.24

cilantro leaves

£10.00/1kg

need 15 gStandard£1.25

Sainsbury'sSainsbury's£10.00/1kg£1.25·Aldi UKAldi UKN/A·TescoTescoN/A·AsdaAsdaN/A·MorrisonsMorrisonsN/A·OcadoOcadoN/A

Buy at Asda£4.73

Buy at Aldi UK£0.69

smoked paprika

£17.25/1kg

need 2.5 gReady, Set…cook! Smoked Paprika 0.04kg£0.69closest match

Aldi UKAldi UK£17.25/1kg£0.69·Sainsbury'sSainsbury's£21.59/1kg£0.95·TescoTescoN/A·AsdaAsdaN/A·MorrisonsMorrisonsN/A·OcadoOcadoN/A