Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fingerling potatoes halved crosswise
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbled
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 4 pork cutlets
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 bunch fresh mint stemmed
  • 1 bunch arugula
  • lemon wedges for serving

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large baking pan, toss potatoes with oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Spread potatoes in a single layer and roast 45 minutes until crispy.
  • Meanwhile, make the dressing. Put cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise in a small bowl and stir together with a fork, mashing a little to break up the cheese. Add lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Prepare pork while the potatoes roast. Pound pork with a flat meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy saucepan to flatten. Put flour on a dinner-size plate and season generously with salt and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute seasoning.
  • Melt butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Dredge pork in the seasoned flour, pat off the excess. Add cutlets to hot oil and fry for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown, turning once.
  • Transfer to warmed dinner plates. Toss together the mint and arugula and make a little pile on each plate to the right of the potatoes. Drizzle blue cheese dressing all over the top and serve with lemon wedges.
  • Optional: Here's a couple of easy tips to make this dinner a snap when you are pressed for time: Ask your butcher to pound the meat so it is thin and ready to cook; and substitute a chunky blue cheese dressing for the dressing given here.