Mini Hasselback Potatoes

Preheat the oven to 180 oC

Place the potatoes in a pan of salted boiling water for 10 minutes
Drain and cool the potatoes slightly

Insert a skewer through the middle of each potato
Make horizontal cuts through the potato until you hit the skewered
Remove the skewer

Place the potatoes in a roasting pan
Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper
Bake for 35 minutes or until crisp

Pan fry the chorizo for a couple of minutes
Top the potatoes with the chorizo and drizzle on the basil pesto