🥔 Cyprus Potatoes – Creamy, Flavourful & Perfect for Roasting

🥔 Fresh Cyprus Potatoes

Our Fresh Cyprus Potatoes are prized for their distinctive flavour, attractive skin and wonderfully creamy texture. Grown in Cyprus, these versatile potatoes are particularly popular for roasting, boiling and Mediterranean-style cooking.

Their slightly waxy texture helps them hold their shape beautifully during cooking, while their naturally rich potato flavour makes them equally at home in simple family meals and more traditional Mediterranean dishes.

Roast them with garlic, lemon and herbs, boil them for a flavourful potato salad or add them to casseroles and vegetable traybakes.

Creamy. Flavourful. Versatile. A proper potato favourite. 🥔✨

💫 Cyprus Potato Taste Profile

Creamy 🥔 | Earthy 🌿 | Rich ✨ | Slightly waxy | Full of flavour

Their firm texture makes Cyprus Potatoes particularly useful when you want potatoes that hold together well during cooking.

🌟 Why You’ll Love Cyprus Potatoes

• 🥔 Naturally creamy, distinctive potato flavour
• 🇨🇾 Grown in Cyprus
• 🔥 Excellent for roasting
• 🥗 Brilliant for warm and cold potato salads
• 🍲 Perfect for soups, stews and casseroles
• 🌿 Fantastic for Mediterranean-style dishes
• 🫒 Delicious with olive oil, garlic and herbs
• 🍋 Pairs beautifully with fresh lemon
• ♻️ Sold plastic free

💚 Cyprus Potato Nutrition & Benefits

Cyprus Potatoes provide carbohydrates along with several naturally occurring vitamins and minerals.

⚡ Natural Source of Energy

Potatoes provide carbohydrates, making them a useful source of energy as part of a varied and balanced diet.

🍊 Vitamin C

Potatoes naturally provide vitamin C, which contributes to normal immune-system function and helps protect cells from oxidative stress.

❤️ Potassium

Potatoes provide potassium, which contributes to normal muscle function and the maintenance of normal blood pressure.

🌾 Dietary Fibre

Keeping the edible skin on your potatoes can help retain more of their naturally occurring fibre.

🌱 Naturally Low in Fat

Plain potatoes are naturally very low in fat. The final fat content will depend on how they’re prepared and cooked.

📊 Typical Nutrition – Per 100g

Approximate values for raw potatoes:

• 🔥 Energy: 77 kcal
• 🌾 Carbohydrates: 17g
• 🌱 Fibre: 2.2g
• 💪 Protein: 2g
• 🥑 Fat: 0.1g
• ⚡ Potassium: naturally present
• 🍊 Vitamin C: naturally present

Natural nutritional values can vary depending on variety, season and growing conditions.

🔪 How to Prepare Cyprus Potatoes

Preparing Cyprus Potatoes is simple:

1. Wash and scrub thoroughly under cold running water.
2. Peel if desired, although the skin can be left on for many recipes.
3. Cut into wedges, chunks, slices or leave smaller potatoes whole.
4. Cook according to your chosen recipe.

Perfect for:

🔥 Roasting
🥔 Boiling
🥗 Potato salads
🍲 Soups and stews
🥘 Traybakes
🌿 Mediterranean dishes
🍋 Lemon and herb potatoes

🧄🥔 Crispy Roasted Cyprus Potatoes with Garlic & Herbs

Golden, aromatic and full of Mediterranean flavour.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 4

• 1kg Cyprus Potatoes, cut into wedges 🥔
• 3 tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 3 garlic cloves, minced 🧄
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary or thyme 🌿
• Salt and black pepper
• Lemon wedges for serving 🍋

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
2. Wash the potatoes thoroughly and cut into even-sized wedges.
3. Place them in a roasting tray.
4. Add the olive oil, garlic and herbs.
5. Season with salt and black pepper.
6. Toss thoroughly until evenly coated.
7. Roast for approximately 35–45 minutes, turning halfway through.
8. Cook until tender inside and beautifully golden outside.
9. Finish with a squeeze of fresh lemon before serving.

✨ Fantastic alongside grilled meat, fish or roasted vegetables.

🍋🇨🇾 Mediterranean Lemon & Oregano Cyprus Potatoes

A simple Mediterranean-inspired way to make the most of their fantastic flavour.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 4

• 1kg Cyprus Potatoes 🥔
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon 🍋
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 🧄
• 1 tsp dried oregano 🌿
• Salt and black pepper
• 100ml vegetable or chicken stock

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
2. Cut the potatoes into chunky wedges.
3. Place in a roasting dish.
4. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and oregano.
5. Season with salt and black pepper.
6. Pour the stock around the potatoes.
7. Toss everything together.
8. Roast for approximately 45–55 minutes, turning during cooking.
9. Continue cooking until the potatoes are tender and golden.

✨ Lemon, garlic and oregano work brilliantly with Cyprus Potatoes.

🥘 Cyprus Potato & Vegetable Traybake

An easy one-pan meal packed with vegetables and Mediterranean flavours.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 4

• 800g Cyprus Potatoes, chopped 🥔
• 1 red pepper, sliced 🌶️
• 1 red onion, sliced 🧅
• 200g cherry tomatoes 🍅
• 3 tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 1 tsp dried oregano 🌿
• 2 garlic cloves, minced 🧄
• Salt and black pepper
• Crumbled feta – optional 🧀

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
2. Place the potatoes, pepper and onion into a large roasting tray.
3. Drizzle with olive oil.
4. Add the garlic, oregano, salt and black pepper.
5. Toss everything together thoroughly.
6. Roast for approximately 25 minutes.
7. Add the cherry tomatoes and turn the vegetables.
8. Continue roasting for another 15–20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and golden.
9. Finish with crumbled feta if desired.

✨ Serve as a vegetable main or alongside chicken, fish or grilled meats.

🥗 Cyprus Potato, Lemon & Herb Salad

Fresh, simple and ideal for lunches, BBQs and summer meals.

🛒 Ingredients

• 750g Cyprus Potatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Juice of ½ lemon 🍋
• 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
• Fresh parsley 🌿
• 2 spring onions, sliced
• Salt and black pepper

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Wash and cut the potatoes into evenly sized pieces.
2. Boil until just tender.
3. Drain thoroughly and allow to cool slightly.
4. Mix the olive oil, lemon juice and mustard.
5. Toss the warm potatoes through the dressing.
6. Add the parsley and spring onions.
7. Season with salt and black pepper.
8. Serve warm or chilled.

🌱 Why Choose Our Fresh Cyprus Potatoes?

✔ Grown in Cyprus
✔ Distinctive creamy flavour
✔ Excellent cooking texture
✔ Fantastic for roasting
✔ Perfect for Mediterranean recipes
✔ Great for potato salads
✔ Delicious with garlic, herbs and lemon
✔ Carefully selected for freshness
✔ Plastic free

❓ Fresh Cyprus Potatoes FAQs

What makes Cyprus Potatoes different?

Cyprus Potatoes are particularly valued for their distinctive flavour and firm, creamy texture. They’re very versatile and especially good for roasting and Mediterranean-style recipes.

Are Cyprus Potatoes good for roasting?

Absolutely. Toss them with olive oil, garlic and herbs and roast until tender and golden.

Do Cyprus Potatoes need peeling?

No. The skin is edible. Scrub them thoroughly before cooking, or peel them if your recipe calls for it.

Are Cyprus Potatoes good for potato salad?

Yes. Their texture makes them an excellent choice for potato salads because they can hold their shape well after cooking.

What flavours work well with Cyprus Potatoes?

They pair particularly well with olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, oregano, lemon, parsley and feta.

How should Cyprus Potatoes be stored?

Keep them in a cool, dark and well-ventilated place, away from direct sunlight.