Potato Nests with Sour Cream and Smoked Salmon

Name: Potato Nests with Sour Cream and Smoked Salmon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pinch Pinch black pepper; 1 Tbsp grated lemon peel; 1 leave Small parsley optional; 680 grams russet potatoes; 1 teaspoons salt; 57 grams 1/4 cup thinly sliced smoked salmon , plus a small amount for garnish; 177 milliliters sour cream

Potato Nests with Sour Cream and Smoked Salmon might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 118 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat each. If you have salmon, parsley leaves, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, bring unpeeled potatoes and enough cold water to cover to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer potatoes until just cooked, about 20 minutes.

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Water

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Drain potatoes, let cool and then refrigerate for at least 1 hour, until cold.

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Potato

Meanwhile, pulse smoked salmon and lemon peel in a food processor, scraping down bowl.

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Smoked Salmon

Lemon Peel

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Add sour cream and process until combined. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve.

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Sour Cream

Preheat oven to 425F. Lightly grease 32 mini-muffin-tin cups. Peel and coarsely grate potatoes. Gently toss potatoes with salt and pepper in a bowl.

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Salt And Pepper

Potato

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Place about 1 heaping Tbsp. potato mixture into each muffin cup and press against bottom and up sides, allowing some mixture to extend above rim. (Do not spread mixture too thin or holes will form while baking.)

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Spread

Bake potato nests until edges are dark golden, about 25 minutes. Coowwl nests in pans for 10 minutes. Carefully remove nests from pans and place on a baking sheet lined with paper towels to set. (Nests may be made up to 4 hours ahead; leave at room temperature.)

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Preheat oven to 375F.

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Place potato nests on a clean, large baking sheet and bake until heated through and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes.

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Transfer potato nests to a platter. Using a small spoon, dollop about 1 tsp. sour cream mixture into each potato nest and top each with a tiny strip of smoked salmon and, if desired, a parsley leaf.

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Smoked Salmon

Sour Cream

Parsley