Olive butter mashed potato

Olive butter mashed potato

Pour 1 cup milk and leave out to get to room temp.  Cover 2 pounds of potato of choice with cold salted water; boil 45 minutes. Drain and cut in half lengthwise.  Bake in 400F oven to dry out.  Mash with 1/2 stick butter.  Add 1 cup room temp milk and salt and pepper; mash until smooth and fluffy. 

Olive Butter
Pulse 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives, 1/2 stick soft butter and 2 tablespoons each parsley and cilantro in a food processor. Dollop the olive butter on mashed potatoes.