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Crispy Potato Cakes A fresh and crispy potato change with your main meal!

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Serves 4

Cooking time: 10 Minutes

Preparation time: 10 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 large new potatoes (225g/8 oz each)
  • A bunch of chives, finely chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 3 tbsp. of olive or sunflower oil

To Cook

Peel and grate the potatoes into a bowl. (If you have a food processor use the grater attachment to prepare the potatoes. It’s quicker and saves on grating your knuckles!). Add the chives and mix well.

Heat the butter and olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Quickly shape round patties from the potato mixture (about 2 inches in diameter and ½ inch thick) and put onto the hot pan. Using a spatula, press down the cakes to keep them flat and even.

Fry for 4–5 minutes until crisp and golden. Then turn over and cook on the other side until golden. Remove and drain on kitchen paper. Keep warm in the oven until ready to serve.

Nutritional Analysis per Serving

Protein: 2.5  

Carbohydrates: 24.1  

Fat: 14.7 

Fibre: 1.95 

Energy: 233.7 

http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/potatoes/pages/crispypotatocakes.aspx

 

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Glenisk Carrot, Beetroot & Apple Yoghurt Cup

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Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp Glenisk Organic Greek Style Yogurt
  • 1 tbsp Cooked Beetroot, coarsely grated
  • 1 tbsp Raw Carrot, grated
  • 1 tbsp Apple, grated
  • 1 tbsp Toasted Sunflower or Pumpkin Seeds
  • Zest + juice of 1/2 orange
  • 1/2 tsp Harisa Chilli Paste
  • 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Season with salt and pepper

Method

  1. Add the yogurt to the bowl.
  2. Grate over the carrot, beetroot and apple.
  3. Squeeze over the orange juice and harissa paste.
  4. Sprinkle over the zest.
  5. Drizzle the olive oil on top.
  6. Add the seeds on top and season.

Nutritional Information (per serving)

  • Calories 279kcal
  • Fat 23g
  • Saturates 6.3g
  • Carbs 18g
  • Sugar 17g
  • Protein 4.2g
  • Salt0.29g
  • Fibre 3.0g

carrot, beetroot & apple yogurt cup

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Clodagh McKenna‏, My Carrot Cake with Orange Blossom frosting recipe

Makes 1 Cake (10 portions)

INGREDIENTS:

3 eggs

140ml/5floz vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing

220/7oz light brown sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

350g/12oz grated carrots, (grated weight)

100g/3½ oz golden raisins

100g/3½ oz walnuts, chopped

200g/7oz self-raising flour

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

For the orange blossom frosting 

300g/10½ oz cream cheese, chilled

70g/2½ oz butter, at room temperature

300g/10½ oz icing sugar, sifted

1 orange, zest only

2 teaspoons of orange blossom water

METHOD:

1.          Preheat the oven to 180°C and oil and line a 13 x 23cm loaf tin with greaseproof paper.

2.        For the carrot cake: beat the eggs in a large bowl, then add the oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, grated carrot, raisins and chopped walnuts.

3.        Sift in the rest of the dry ingredients and bring the mixture together using a wooden or large metal spoon until well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin, smooth the surface and bake in the oven for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. If you’re using a ceramic baking dish then you’ll need to add 15 minutes to the cooking time.

4.       Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool in the tin for about five minutes before removing. Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

5.        For the orange blossom frosting: beat the cream cheese and butter together in a bowl until well combined. Add the icing sugar, orange blossom water and finely grated orange zest and mix until the frosting is smooth and thick. Using a palette knife, spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cake, dipping the knife into a bowl of hot water if the icing is hard to spread out.

6.       Decorate with orange zest on top of the frosting.