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potato latkes with salted salmon

Crispy fried potato latkes with salted salmon

chiliandtonic
These crispy fried potato latkes with salted salmon are perfect for brunch, breakfast and any celebration
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, brunch, celebration, holiday, lunch
Cuisine comfort food, Hebrew, Jewish, Mediterranean
Servings 2

Equipment

  • Food processor with a grater

Ingredients
  

For the salted salmon

  • 300 g salmon fillet thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon
  • 3 tbsp cold water

For the crispy potato latkes

  • 7 medium potatoes peeled
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • Oil for cooking

For serving

  • Sour cream
  • Pickled red onions
  • 1 avocado

Instructions
 

To make the salted salmon

  • Mix the salmon with the salt, sugar, lemon juice and water
  • Wrap the bowl in plastic wrap and press down on the salmon
  • Put something heavy on it, like another bowl
  • Let sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving

To make the crispy potato latkes

  • Grate the potatoes with a food processor or by hand
  • Place on a clean towel on a colander and sprinkle with the salt
  • The salt will bring out the moisture. Let the potatoes sit for 10 minutes before wringing out the liquid
  • Mix with the rest of the ingredients
    potato latkes pancakes mixture
  • Heat a pan with a lot of oil on high and place 2 tbsp worth of the mixture and flatten
  • Make sure not to overcrowd the pan
  • Fry from both sides 5 minutes in total
    golden fried potato latkes
  • Serve with the sour cream, salmon, avocado and onions
Keyword avocado, crispy, potatoes, salmon