SALMON & SUMAC FISHCAKES

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Spiced, herby and gloriously crunchy, these salmon and sumac fishcakes are a wonderful lunch or starter with a simple watercress salad

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Lunch, Starter

Time 45m

Yield Makes 4 fishcakes

Number Of Ingredients 14

250g floury potatoes (such as Maris Piper), cut into chunks
1 tbsp whole milk
250g skinless, boneless salmon fillets
1 lemon, zested and juiced
20g parsley, finely chopped
20g dill, finely chopped
20g cornichons, finely chopped
2 spring onions, finely chopped
2½ tsp sumac
3 tbsp plain flour
1 egg, beaten
60g plain breadcrumbs
200ml vegetable oil
watercress, to serve

Steps:

  • Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the potatoes for 10 mins.
  • Meanwhile, warm the milk over a medium heat in a saucepan until just simmering, this will take a few minutes. Remove from the heat, add the salmon and cover with a lid.
  • Drain the potatoes in a colander, then put the colander on top of the empty pan to steam for 5 mins.
  • Remove the salmon from the milk, reserving the milk. Add the lemon zest and juice, parsley, dill, cornichons and spring onions to the milk along with the sumac. Tip in the potatoes and roughly mash, then add the salmon, breaking it up into chunks, and mix everything together with some seasoning.
  • Tip the flour into a wide, shallow bowl, the beaten egg into another and the breadcrumbs into a third bowl. Using your hands, shape the salmon mixture into four fishcakes. Dip each fishcake into the flour to lightly coat, shake off any excess flour, then dip into the egg, and finally the breadcrumbs. Transfer to a plate.
  • Pour the oil into a large, non-stick frying pan ensuring it is no more than two-thirds full, and set over a high heat. The oil is hot enough when a breadcrumb dropped in turns golden in a few seconds. Fry the fishcakes for 2-3 mins on each side until golden and serve with the watercress.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 411 calories, Fat 22 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

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