Greek Hasselback Potatoes with Lemon-Herb Butter

Turn a humble potato into the next level buttery masterpiece! These Greek Style Hasselback Potatoes in Lemon-Herb Butter are crispy on the outside and melt in your mouth tender on the inside, incredibly buttery and easy to make, they are the perfect starchy addition to any protein meal.

Greek Hasselback Potatoes are a crispy, golden celebration of bold flavors: lemon, cumin, garlic butter and Feta. They are thinly sliced but left joined at the bottom and then baked with delicious Herb Garlic Butter. Speaking about butter, you will love Creamy Garlic Potatoes as well!

What not to like

• Infused with lemon and butter: Each potato is thinly sliced and roasted with a savory blend of melted butter, olive oil, fresh garlic, and herbs. Infused with bright lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, dill,and a touch of red pepper flakes, they're finished with crumbles of creamy feta for a perfect drool-worthy side dish. Incredibly flavorful and easy to make, whether you like Greek food or just enjoy potatoes!
• Crispy edges is everything: It's a little bit extra effort but it's so worth it getting those crispy edges and that soft inside! Traditionally they are done in the oven but you can speed things up making them in the air fryer as well (instructions included).

What are Hasselback potatoes

Hasselback potatoes, a popular Swedish dish, has a direct connection to Stockholm both in origin and name. Nameley, they were first made in 1953 at the Hasselbacken Restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden.

A chef trainee there sliced the potatoes thinly, but not all the way through (good call!), allowing them to fan out while baking. The result was a crispy on the outside and soft on the inside potato that became a culinary delight.

This version of Hasselback potatoes is done with the authentic Greek flair, which means lemon-herb butter, cumin, Oregano and Feta on top.

Ingredients and why you'll need them

These Greek Hasselback potatoes have everything you need to be super flavorful.

• Potatoes - The best potatoes to use in this recipe are Russet potatoes because of their high starch content and tough skin.  Idaho or Yukon gold potatoes are also good options, but their is a bit more buttery and not quite as starchy.
• Olive oil - There is truly no substitute for a good quality extra virgin olive oil. Use EVOO for these crispy potatoes, and plenty of it. I prefer first cold press olive oil if I have it but using any other olive oil works.
• Butter - I use salted butter in this recipe, but cream also works if you have it on hand. Remember to heat the dairy for the best potatoes.
• Olive oil mixture - I added olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, cumin, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Olive oil mixture gets used during the first bake when we want to make our potatoes soft on the inside.
• Garlic Herb Butter - Again, keeping this recipe simple, I simply add garlic, fresh dill, oregano and butter! If you'd like a little bit more of herbs, chives or thyme are great in this recipe too.

How to make Greek Hasselback potatoes

Greek Style Hasselback Potatoes are super simple to make in 3 simple steps with very few ingredients. You can make mashed potato pie and Creamy Garlic Potatoes as well.

1. Slice the potatoes

I am going to show a very effective technique on how to slice the potato just enough but not all the way through.

• First, place two chopsticks or wooden dowels on your cutting board.
• Next put your potato between the chopsticks and cut ⅛ in slices along the potato. The chopsticks ensure that they do not go all the way through. The bottom part of the potato should remain uncut.

2. Drizzle

Brush with the olive oil mix, making sure you get the oil between all the slices.

3. Bake

• Bake the potatoes at 425 for 45 minutes until tender. The length of time you need to bake the potatoes depends on how big they are. To check if your potatoes are ready, use a fork to poke the potato and see if it is tender!
• Bake them a second time after adding Garlic Herb Butter for a crispy finish.

How to air fry Hasselback potatoes

Greek hasselback potatoes are super easy to make in the air fryer in just 30 minutes.

1. Brush the cut potatoes with herb garlic butter and place them inside the air fryer.
2. Bake them at 400 F for 30 minutes until the outside is crispy and the inside is melt in your mouth tender. That is it...

Best tips on making this recipe

While a Greek hasselback potatoes recipe is easy to make, here are a few tips to make sure they're absolutely perfect, the most important one being the slicing!

• Don't peel the Potatoes, but make sure they are thoroughly washed.
• Thickness doesn't matter - You can make your slices as thick or as thin as you like. I cut them to ⅛-inch thick, but you can definitely do ¼ inch as well.
• Go slow with your cuts on the potatoes. This helps you get thin, even slices.
• Brush the potatoes with olive oil, but use butter on a second bake to create crispy edges.
• Use broiler on high for more crisp - If you want even more crisp on the top of the potatoes, turn the broiler on high and roast for a few minutes. Keep a close eye on them so they don't burn!
• Use block feta - I recommend to use block feta because is much moister than the store-bought feta crumbles. Sprinkle the feta on the top just before serving for best results.

Variations and substitutions

You can leave these served with Feta or add any of the following:

• Creamy dairy: Greek Yogurt, cream cheese or sour cream
• Cheese: Cheddar, Parmesan, or Asiago cheese

Storing leftovers

Greek hasselback ppotatoes will stay good in the fridge for 4-5 days. You can also freeze leftovers and they reheat pretty well in the oven with a little water or milk.

Pro tip: Scoop them into a plastic freezer bag individually (this helps them thaw quickly). That's it!

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