blue potato hash browns with grilled zucchini

we’ve been getting blue potatoes from our farm share and they’re just fun to cook with.  i don’t know that many things to do with potatoes, but hashbrowns have been a fairly recent discovery :)

there’s probably an easier way to do it but i just grate the potatoes on a cheese grater (i don’t mind working a little bit! ;)  i use my medium pan instead of the big one ‘cause it would take a heck of a lot of potatoes to fill the bottom of that one!  i put a little butter in the pan on low heat, ‘cause potatoes tend to burn and get stuck to the pan, usually in the middle.

i don’t have a great estimate on how long they take to cook....but after ten or so minutes they should be stuck together enough on the bottom that you can flip them like a pancake.  it might be a little messy but just flatten them down again and distract yourself for long enough to let them cook some more (not one of my strong suits in the kitchen! :)  i put in a little bragg’s for flavoring, and hopefully a browning effect, but no other seasonings.  (i bet garlic would have been delicious...next time! :)

while that was happening i grilled some zucchini in the big pan.  depending on the size i usually quarter them lengthwise, unless they’re ginormous and then i’ll cut them in half and third the bigger end.  doesn’t really matter :)  low heat with a little butter, and again, leave them alone long enough to actually grill a little!  that’s the best part: a little charred on the outside and soft and juicy on the inside.

a little ketchup and fresh cilantro on the hashbrowns, a banana and a few strawberries and we were good to go!  i had a good friend in town for a night so i was making us a late breakfast.  he didn’t know about my blog so i got to give him a proper introduction!  :) 

blue potato hashbrowns and grilled zucchini

approximate price: $5