Lady Balfour Potato Variety & Info

Type:: Smooth
Colour:: Creamy
Flesh Colour:: Pale Yellow
Size:: Medium

Try As

Boiled Potatoes

Mash Potatoes

Wedges

A bit about Lady Balfour

This variety was named after Lady Eve Balfour – a pioneer of the UK organic movement. It has a uniform oval shape, creamy skin and pale tasty flesh. It performs well as mash, boiled or wedges.

Recipes using Lady Balfour

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's potato peel soup recipe

Potato Peel Soup Recipe by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

"There’s nothing humble about this soup’s rich, creamy flavour – it tastes, remarkably, like mushrooms. And if it seems just a little too pared-back, it’s very easy to jazz it up with some nice finishing touches. Make sure the potatoes are well scrubbed before you peel them so the peels are very clean.

Prep in: 10 mins
Cook in: 20 mins

Low in sat fat

High protein

Potato and mushroom omelette

Putting potatoes in a omelette helps to make it more filling. This is a great twist on a classic omelette recipe and is tasty too.

Cook in: 20 mins

Potato Crusted Pizza

Who knew you could make a pizza base using potatoes? Try this great recipe for pizza with a twist, perfect for getting the kids involved with cooking their own food too!

Prep in: 25 mins
Cook in: 20 mins

Mediterranean Potato and Vegetable Bake recipe

Taking just 5 minutes to cook and 25 minutes to bake this a great meal for an easy dinner recipe. Contains potatoes and all kinds of vegetables it's healthy too!

Prep in: 5 mins
Cook in: 25 mins

Other Smooth Potatoes

Vivaldi

Vivaldi is a pale yellow potato with a velvety texture, this makes it great for mashing and is particularly good as a boiled potato, holding its shape. It has a mild sweet flavour and complements Mediterranean recipes and fish or chicken recipes.

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Desiree

Desiree potatoes have a firm, creamy tasting flesh making them ideal for smooth mash or being cooked in a sauce, such as our favourite Potato Dauphinoise/Dauphinoise Potatoes. Desiree are available across the major retailers and are easily recognisable by their lovely red skin and light yellow flesh. Desiree are normally larger, longer and oval shape.

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