Crispy Za’atar Roasted Potatoes
Seasoned with garlic and Middle Eastern za’atar, Crispy Za’atar Roasted Potatoes are the perfect side dish to spice up your meal. These delectable potatoes are crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside, resulting in the perfect texture!
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The spices in Crispy Za’atar Roasted Potatoes are already delicious, but adding the spices to potatoes, then roasting them in the oven? Even more amazing!
I first bought za’atar to make Middle Eastern Bowls with Spiced Beef. They’re amazing. They have hummus, pickled turnips, salad shirazi, rice, and ground beef seasoned with za’atar.
These oven-roasted potatoes have a slightly nutty flavor from the sesame seeds, and an awesome herbaceous flavor from the dried herbs, that combined with garlic, just make the BEST potatoes!
Another great potato side dish is this recipe for surprise potatoes!
What is za’atar?
Za’atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend made with sumac (a bright, lemony spice), sesame seeds, and dried herbs (thyme, hyssop, oregano, or marjoram are common herbs in za’atar).
Each brand of za’atar seems to vary slightly – sometimes they contain only one herb, and sometimes they have three or four!
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Za’atar can be hard to find in a traditional grocery store, however, you can often find it at a global market if you have one nearby, or you can get some from Amazon.
Ingredients need to make this recipe (scroll down to recipe card for complete recipe):
- Russet potatoes
- Olive Oil
- Za’atar seasoning
- Salt & pepper
- Garlic powder
How to make Crispy Za’atar Roasted Potatoes
- Simply cut up your potatoes and toss them in a bowl with olive oil and the rest of the seasonings.
- Roast them in the oven on a greased baking sheet for 20 minutes, toss them around, and then roast them for another 15 minutes. They’ll be slightly golden and perfectly crispy on the outside, while nice and tender inside.
How to serve these potatoes?
Honestly, these potatoes make an excellent side dish to any main course you can think of!
They also make a great treat at breakfast instead of traditional home fries!
Parmesan crusted potatoes is another great potato side dish recipe!
Looking for more Middle Eastern/Mediterranean recipes? Here are some favorites:
- Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips
- Lemony Greek Chickpeas
- Mediterranean Arugula Quinoa Salad
- Mediterranean Balela Salad (shown below)
- Middle Eastern Salad Shirazi
- Toasted Za’atar Pita Chips
How to store roasted potatoes
Keep leftover potatoes in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
Crispy Za'atar Roasted Potatoes
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- baking sheet
Ingredients
- 4 russet potatoes cut in half length wise, then in half again, then sliced across into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp za'atar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Add the potatoes to a medium/large bowl. Pour the olive oil over the potatoes, making sure to coat all the pieces. Sprinkle the seasonings over the potatoes, while stirring them around to make sure seasonings are distributed evenly.
- Add the potatoes to a greased baking sheet, moving them around so they are laying flat and bake for 20 minutes. Take the potatoes out of the oven, and stir them around and try to turn them over so the other side of the potato can now touch the bottom of the pan, then bake for 15 more minutes. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
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These are the best potatoes!
Very easy to make; very flavorful. My whole family loved them. Will definitely be baking them often.
Just made these for the first time and they are great will be making them again I have all so made the adobo slow cooker chicken which went dow a storm
Roy, I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for the feedback :)
Very flavorful with the seasoning!
These Crispy potatoes are packed with flavor! The entire family raved!