Potato pancakes with smoked salmon and creme fraiche

It takes only twenty minutes to create these mouthwatering salmon starters.

Recipe «Potato pancakes with smoked salmon and creme fraiche» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 6 desiree potatoes, peeled, grated, 2 tbsp plain flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 small onion, grated, 1 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley , 2 eggs, 1/4 cup canola oil, 6 slices smoked salmon, halved , Creme fraiche and salmon roe, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 6 desiree potatoes, peeled, grated 
• 2 tbsp plain flour 
• 1/2 tsp baking powder 
• 1 small onion, grated 
• 1 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 
• 2 eggs 
• 1/4 cup canola oil 
• 6 slices smoked salmon, halved 
• Creme fraiche and salmon roe, to serve 

Instructions

1. Place potato in a sieve and press down to extract as much water as possible.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, onion and parsley in a bowl. Season well with salt and pepper. Add eggs and potato to flour mixture and stir well to combine.
3. Heat oil in a non-stick frypan over medium heat. Place 2 heaped teaspoons of mixture in the frypan for each pancake, leaving room between each one (you will need to do this in batches).
4. Press to flatten and cook 1-2 minutes on each side until golden. Transfer to a plate and keep warm while you cook the remaining mixture.
5. To serve, top each pancake with some smoked salmon, a dollop of creme fraiche and some salmon roe. Season with freshly ground black pepper.