CRAB AND SALMON FISHCAKES WITH HOMEMADE TARTARE SAUCE
CRAB AND SALMON FISHCAKES WITH HOMEMADE TARTARE SAUCE
CRAB AND SALMON FISHCAKES WITH HOMEMADE TARTARE SAUCE

Ingredients
  • 250g/9oz small potatoes
  • preferably red-skinned potatoes such as Roosevelt
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 250g/9oz salmon
  • poached
  • flaked
  • bones removed
  • 150g/5oz white crab meat
  • 150g/5oz brown crab meat
  • 1 tbsp good quality mayonnaise
  • handful fresh flatleaf parsley
  • chopped
  • handful fresh dill
  • chopped
  • 1 red chilli
  • finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 tbsp good quality mayonnaise
  • 4 small cornichons or gherkins
  • finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • handful fresh flatleaf parsley
  • finely chopped
  • ½ lemon
  • juice only
  • 1 tsp grated fresh horseradish
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 large handfuls fresh baby spinach
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • For the potatoes
  • boil the potatoes in a large pan of salted water for 15-20 minutes
  • or until tender. Drain
  • and then return to the saucepan.
  • Crush the potatoes slightly with a fork
  • season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • and drizzle over the oil. Tip into a roasting tin and roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes
  • or until golden-brown and crisp.
  • Meanwhile
  • for the fishcakes
  • combine the salmon
  • white and brown crab meat
  • mayonnaise
  • parsley
  • dill
  • red chilli and Dijon mustard in a bowl. Season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Shape the mixture into cakes using your hands
  • and chill in the fridge until the potatoes are almost ready.
  • For the tartare sauce
  • mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.
  • To cook the fishcakes
  • heat the oil a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the fishcakes in the oil for 3-4 minutes on each side
  • or until golden-brown and crisp.
  • For the spinach
  • place the spinach into a small frying pan over a medium heat and cook for 1-2 minutes
  • or until wilted. Drizzle over the olive oil and season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • To serve
  • divide the fishcakes between two serving plates
  • place the roasted potatoes and spinach either side
  • and spoon the tartare sauce around the edge of the plate.