Oven Fries With Crisp Sage Leaves

By shauna

Ingredients

• 2 Sm. Baking Potatoes
• 1 Tbsp. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 tsp. Kosher Salt
• 12 Fresh Sage Leaves

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. Cut each potato lengthwise into 6 equal slices. Place potato slices in a lg. bowl & drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt; toss well to coat potato slices. Remove from bowl. Reserve remaining oil & salt in bowl; set aside. Arrange slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 40 min. or till the slices are golden brown on the botttom. Remove pan from oven. Add sage leaves to reserved olive oil & salt in bowl. Gently rub sage leaves along bottom of bowl, coating both sides with olive oil & salt. Working with 1 potato slice at a time, lift potato slice from baking sheet with a thin spatula. Lay 1 sage leaf on baking sheet & cover with potato slice, browned side down. Repeat with remaining slices & leaves. Bake at 400 for 10 min. Remove from oven. Using a thin spatula, carefully turn potato slices over with leaves on top. Bake at 400 an additional 10 min. or till bottoms begin to brown. Serve immediately.