Smoked Salmon Fishcakes

Recipe

Bring the glorious tastes of Scotland to the dinner table with this tasty starter. Ya betler!

Serves: 4 people   |   Prep time: 30 minutes   |   Cooking time: 53 minutes

Scottish   |   Starter   |   Scottish Creations by Kirsten

  

Ingredients

For the Fishcakes:

  • 1 pack Potato and leek soup mix
  • 1 pack Scottish lightly smoked salmon fillets
  • 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • Flour (to dust)
  • 0.7g Ground white pepper

For the Cheesy Mustardy Melts:

  • 75g Cream cheese
  • 50g Vintage cheddar cheese, grated
  • 10g Dijon mustard
  • 5g English mustard
  • 10g Wholegrain mustard
  • 50g Mozzarella cheese, grated

  

Method

For the Cheesy Mustardy Melts:

  1.   Weigh out all ingredients into a food processor.
  2. Whizz till smooth.
  3. Roll into a log and chill till use.
  4. Cut into discs and set aside until ready to use.

For the Fishcakes:

  1. Add the soup mix to a saucepan, cover with water and add 1/4tsp bicarb and 1/4 tsp salt.
  2. Place a lid on pan.
  3. Bring water to the boil, boil for 5 minutes.
  4. Simmer for 10 minutes until veg is soft.
  5. Drain and place in fridge to chill uncovered.
  6. Cover Salmon in foil and cook in oven for 20 minutes.
  7. Transfer salmon to the fridge to chill until ready to use.
  8. Smash chilled soup mix with a potato masher..
  9. Flake Salmon pieces.
  10. Mix all ingredients together and form into 8 equal sized fish cakes using flour to help form.
  11. Shallow fry fishcakes to brown, these can then be chilled until needing to use.
  12. Preheat oven to 180°F/200°C/Gas Mark 6.
  13. Cook fishcakes 10-15 minutes.
  14. Remove from oven and place melts on top of each fishcake.
  15. Place in oven for further 5 minutes and cook 5 minutes until melt is melted.