Recipe Potato Cakes with Smoked Salmon (competition entry)

[Morning Glory]

I'm not going to claim that this is my recipe, although I have made them and 'yes' I do keep instant potato in my store-cupboard. They are very good and easy to make. A great idea for Xmas parties. You could serve them with caviar instead. Or for a vegetarian version, with pureed black beans with garlic and topped with a little whirl of plain yoghurt. I can think of lots of other vegetarian toppings... Here is what Nigella says:

I've done many versions of potato pancakes, in my life, but this has got to be the easiest. I think I shocked myself by making it with smash/potato flakes (this is the correct terminology for instant mashed potato granules), but there's always got to be a first time. And they taste wonderful, so there is no need to feel bad. But if having an ingredient like this in your store or cupboard makes you feel too trailer-trash for words, then go to some expensive health store and buy a packet of organic potato flakes instead. I do understand.

Ingredients
3 eggs
1/2 cup full fat milk
2 spring onions/scallions finely sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup smash/potato flakes
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
About 10 ounces (300g) smoked salmon
Dill

Directions

• In a batter jug, whisk the eggs, milk, finely sliced spring onions/scallions and olive oil together.
• Stir in the smash/potato flakes, flour and baking powder and then finally the lemon juice.
• Heat a flat griddle, and drop tablespoon sized dollops of the mixture onto the hot griddle.
• Cook for about 30 seconds a side or until golden brown and firm enough at the sides to flip.
• Once you have made the pancakes, and they've cooled a little, tear off tiny strips of smoked salmon and arrange the small slices on each pancake.
• Decorate each salmon topped pancake with a tiny feather of dill.

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