Hasselback Potatoes

I found this recipe on pinterest the other day and decided it would be an easy, awesome side to our Valentine's Day dinner of steak and green beans.  These potatoes are a Swedish version of a baked potato, and were pretty simple to make.  I was a bit nervous about cutting the slices, I didn't want to cut through the potato all the way.  But next time I will cut a little deeper, so it's easier to evenly distribute the spices, etc.  Anyways, these were tasty and a fun take on a basic dish.  And easy to eat!  I didn't really measure anything, just kind of did my own thing and they turned out fine.  But I'll list what I used, at least.

3 medium potatoes, cleaned
sea salt
fresh ground pepper
dried minced onion
dried minced garlic
1 Tbl. butter, melted
olive oil

1.  Scrub potatoes clean; preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2.  Place potato on cutting board, flat side down.  It helped to cut a small sliver out of the bottom, so it wouldn't wiggle or move.
3.  Start from one end of the potato and cut straight down, almost all the way through.
4.  Arrange potatoes in a baking dish and baste the melted butter over the potatoes; make sure to get in between the slices!
5.  Sprinkle salt, garlic, onion & grind pepper over potatoes.  Drizzle with olive oil before putting in the oven.
6.  Bake until potatoes are crispy and flesh is soft, about 40 minutes.

all crispy

they look pretty neat, but next time I'll cut them a little deeper so they open up more