Rösti with smoked salmon, cream cheese and chives
(from Elyce123’s recipe box)
Par-boil the potatoes the day before, then cool and chill overnight, bring back to room temperature then peel etc.
Source: delicious. July 2005
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: July
Ingredients
- 3 medium waxy potatoes, such as Desirée, unpeeled
- flour, for dusting
- 50g butter
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 150g cream cheese
- handful of fresh chives
- 125g smoked salmon slices
- 1 lemon, quartered, to serve
Directions
- Make the rösti. Par-boil the potatoes for 8 minutes. Drain and run under cold water. Peel the skin off with your fingers and coarsely grate each potato into a bowl. Season and shape into 4 rösti with craggy edges. Dust with a little flour.
- Melt the butter with the oil in a wide frying pan over a medium heat. When hot, add the rösti and cook for 10 minutes, turning halfway, until crispy. Transfer to serving plates.
- Meanwhile, put the cream cheese in a bowl and stir until smooth. Snip in most of the chives with scissors, season and mix together.
- Top each rösti with smoked salmon and a big spoonful of cream cheese. Garnish with the rest of the chives and serve with a lemon quarter.