New Recipes Smoked Trout and Creme Fraiche In Potato Nests - ★Cooking Recipes★

Smoked trout is a delicacy we don't think to buy because we just don'tknow what to do with it. It's smoked, so all the flavour and preparation is done for you, just make it pretty on top of a wee salad or a potato nest.
Directions for: Smoked Trout and Creme Fraiche In Potato Nests

Ingredients

lb(s) (250g) Yukon gold potatoes

1 egg, lightly beaten

Pinch of each salt and pepper

3 Tbsp (50 mL) melted butter

cup (125 mL) crme frache or sour cream

tsp (10 mL) finely grated lemon rind

tsp (10 mL) chopped fresh dill

tsp (2 mL) lemon zest

cup (125 mL) watercress

200 g good quality smoked trout

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees (200 Celsius). Using a mandolin, finely shred potatoes. In a large bowl, stir together grated potato, egg, salt and pepper. Squeeze out any liquid. Spoon half of mixture into 12 greased mini muffin tins.

2. Using a spoon, push the grated potato up the sides to make a nest shape. Pour about teaspoon (1 mL) melted butter into each nest.

3. Bake in centre of oven until golden and cooked through 15-20 minutes. Cool on rack. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

4. In a small bowl, stir together crme frache, lemon rind and dill. Divide evenly, filling centre of each nest.

5. Top with 1-2 stems of watercress and a 1-inch (2.5 cm) piece of smoked trout.Serve immediately.

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