Roasted New Potatoes and Onions with Truffle Oil

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garden, gluten free, Kentucky Proud, new potatoes, onions, roasted, side dish, truffles, vegetarian

My dear in-laws gave me an ice cream bucket full of new potatoes last week. They are divine. I tend to make simple recipes with new potatoes. I prefer to let their gorgeous flavor and texture shine though. These potatoes are about as simple as they can get but they are packed with amazing flavor.

Roasted New Potatoes and Onions with Truffle Oil

• 1 lb new potatoes, washed and diced
• 1 onion, sliced
• Salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
• Olive oil
• Truffle oil

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a cast iron skillet, add your onions and potatoes. Toss in desired amount of olive oil (don’t use too much as you will be adding more oil later). Bake until potatoes are tender, stirring half way through (about 30 minutes). Remove potatoes from the oven and add the truffle oil. Toss to distribute evenly. Now would be the time to add fresh truffle shavings if you were lucky enough to have those. Adjust salt and pepper if needed. Enjoy!

Sottocenere Cheese with Truffles

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cheese, Italy, review, sottocenere, truffles

Look at this gorgeous cheese. Love those pieces and bits of truffles. MMMM!

Originally made in Italy, it has bits of black truffles nestled in the off-white cow’s milk cheese. The outside rind of the cheese is actually composed of ash, herbs, and spices. Wonder who discovered that aging technique?

The cheese is a semi-soft with a mild scent of truffles and a stronger flavor. I sampled the cheese with the rind, without the rind, and the rind separately. I have to say I love the cheese. It is mild but flavorful. The truffles are nice, especially since there are some obvious pieces included.

Not so much on the rind, though. It is grainy, gritty, and there was little flavor. I will probably cut it off in the future.

I can’t imagine pairing this cheese with much of anything. The whole point of the cheese is the truffles. Why smother that flavor? I suggest you try this one. It is special.