Potato Nests
Makes 18-20 appetizers
Ingredients
- 2 baking potatoes, peeled & grated (about 7-8 oz)
- 1 egg, beaten lightly
- ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- freshly ground red peppercorns or black pepper
- 1 oz melted butter
- ½ cup crab meat (lump)
- ½ organic green apple, grated
- 1 scallion, chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
- ½ tbsp chopped chives
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- fleur de sel (sea salt)
- crème fraiche
- 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
Special Equipment
- mini-muffin tins
- cheese grater
How-to
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Preheat your oven at 420º F (210º C)
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In a bowl, combine the grated potatoes with the egg and nutmeg. Add parsley and season with salt and red peppercorns (or black pepper)
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Take a mini muffin pan (1½") and grease it with cooking spray
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Take a small amount of the grated potatoes in your hands. Squeeze out the excess juice and press the potatoes down at the bottom of each mold, to make a nest
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Add ½ tsp melted butter in each nest
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Cook for 25 minutes, or until brown. Remove, unmold and let cool on a rack
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In another bowl, combine the crab with the apple and lime juice. Add the olive oil, coriander, scallions and chives. Season with salt and pepper
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Fill each potato nest with the mixture and add a drop of crème fraiche on top of each
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Place a few pomegranate seeds on top and a little fleur de sel. Decorate with a few chive twigs and serve