Appearance: 2-4 inches long; finger-shaped or oblong; red, orange, purple or white skin; red orange, purple, yellow or white flesh–sometimes streaked with veins of color
Texture: waxy, firm
Flavor: buttery; nutty; earthy; medium sugar content
Preferred uses: pan-frying, roasting, salads
Fingerling color and shape are a welcome visual addition to any dish. Pan-frying and roasting enhance their robust flavor and showcase their wonderful nutty or buttery tastes. Consider fingerlings as a change-of-pace foundation for a unique potato salad. Split fingerlings lengthwise and oven-roast to serve as a small-plate or side-dish alternative to fries, with a flavor dipping sauce, like spicy ketchup, romesco, or sriracha mayo. For more information, watch cooking with fingerling potatoes below.
Did you know that potatoes provide the carbohydrate, potassium, and energy you need to perform at your best? Potatoes are more energy-packed than any other popular vegetable and have even more potassium than a banana. For more potato nutrition information check out our guide to potato nutrition.
This easy sheet pan salmon dinner features fingerling potatoes, sustainable wild salmon, and hearty vegetables in a one pan recipe. Ready in under an hour.
Ready Time: 40minQuick and easy Pan Roasted Chipotle Fingerling Potatoes! This is the perfect sweet and spicy side dish to mix up your dinner routine!
Ready Time: 20minAn easy side dish ready in under 30 minutes – with crispy potato skins and a soft, melt-in-your-mouth interior, the combination of garlic butter and Fingerling potatoes is a winner!
Ready Time: 25minChips and dip is so yesterday when you can have grilled fingerlings with Spud Rub Dip today! Use the Spud Rub to season the potatoes (and anything else you got going on the grill!), then stir it into the dipping sauce.
Ready Time: 30minThis parchment pouch dinner recipe combines mild and flaky barramundi fish, green beans, and fingerling potatoes for an easy, all-in-one meal.
Ready Time: 25minKale Salad with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, White Beans, and Warm Bacon Dressing is a delicious meal in itself or a great side dish for just about anything.
Ready Time: 50minSchool Recipe
Starchy Vegetables
Fingerling potatoes and wild mushrooms mixed together with spices in a creamy sauce make this an interesting side dish.
Ready Time: 60minCharmoula is a flavorful herb and spice marinade used in Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian cooking. Here it’s used to add a depth of flavor to the salmon, green beans and potatoes.
Ready Time: 45minFingerling potatoes are roasted in the oven until golden and tender, then tossed with a Quick Hazelnut Romesco Sauce — smokey, mildly spicy and subtly sweet, this makes a perfect side dish for fall.
Ready Time: 45minRoasted sliced fingerling potatoes, triple cream Brie, honey, fresh thyme, and sea salt.
Ready Time: 40minThis Persian Fingerling Potato Quiche with Chives recipe is courtesy of Family Spice.
Why we love it: You’ve never had quiche like this! Spiced with saffron, pepper and chives, this exotic Persian dish will delight your palate. Serve it for breakfast or with a salad for lunch!
This roasted fingerling potato salad with lemon and thyme will quickly become one of your summertime favorites!
Ready Time: 50minRoasted fingerling potatoes topped with melted cheddar, bacon, green onions, and sour cream.
Ready Time: 35minPut a smoky spin on potatoes! With a flavor reminiscent of campfire cooking, these potatoes have a crispy outer layer and soft center that will keep guests coming back for more.
Ready Time: 40minThis delicious and nutritious twist on potato salad was a finalist in the Potatoes USA sponsored “Potato Salad” Recipe Redux challenge.
Ready Time: 60min30 Minute Sheet Pan Tuna Nicoise is classic tuna nicoise salad in sheet pan form! It's an easy, elegant meal that's perfect for busy weeknights or entertaining!
Ready Time: 25minThis easy Spring Potato Salad is a colorful, gluten-free dish to brighten your table!
Ready Time: 28minImpress your guest by serving this Spanish Tapas-inspired potato salad with lumps of tuna and boquerones.
Ready Time: 14minNeed a recipe that's easy to make and great for entertaining? Try making Roasted Potato Fries with Avocado Aioli.
We love Gaby’s unique take on roasted potatoes with aioli – who wouldn’t love an avocado aioli? This recipe is easy to make and great for entertaining or as an easy weeknight side.
You’ll be amazed by the versatility and sheer crowd pleasing potential of the light and lively Asian Potato Salad.
Ready Time: 85minPreserved lemon, an essential ingredient in Moroccan cooking, is made by pickling lemons in salt and lemon juice. This Potato Salad with Quick Preserved Lemon and Arugula recipe produces a quick version that’s ready to use in minutes.
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