Chargrilled new potato skewers

Ingredients

• 11/2lb (750g) unpeeled new potatoes
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• salt, black pepper
• Essential equipment
• Four 10in (25cm) presoaked bamboo skewers

Method

• Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until just tender, 15 minutes. Cut in half and toss with oil, salt and pepper. Thread potato halves on to skewers. Grill according to instructions below. Serve hot.

Outdoor on the barbecue

• Grill over medium coals, turning regularly, until lightly charred, 10 minutes.

Indoor

• Preheat broiler. Broil, turning regularly, until lightly charred, 10 minutes.

Think ahead

• Pre-cook potatoes up to 1 day in advance. Cut in half, toss in oil and skewer up to 2 hours in advance. Cover and keep at room temperature until ready to grill.

Makes 4 servings.