Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Potato

  Flesh and skin, raw

  4 Potato medium or 852g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ⅓ cup or 72g

• Salt

  Table

  1 ½ tsp or 9g

• Chives

  Raw

  2 tbsp chopped or 6g

Directions

1. Peel and quarter potatoes. Put potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt in a 3-quart pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, covered with lid, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain potatoes in a colander and return to pot. Add oil, pepper, chives (if using), remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup cooking water and mash with a potato masher or fork. Add more cooking water for a looser consistency.