Sardine salsa with potato cakes
Wild canned sardines mixed with a harissa salsa of tomatoes, onion and olives. All served on golden potato cakes.
Serves: 4
Time to make: 45 mins , plus 30 minutes chilling time
Ingredients
- Salsa
- 4 small tomatoes (or 200g cherry tomatoes), roughly chopped
- 1 red onion, diced
- ¼ cup pitted black olives, chopped
- ¹/³ cup fresh basil
- 4 teaspoons harissa paste
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 4 x 106g Brunswick wild sardines in spring water, drained
- Potato cakes
- 700g mashed potato
- 1 cup plain flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried herbs
- 2 eggs
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped
- 4 teaspoons oil
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Instructions
1 In a bowl, combine salsa ingredients.
2 In a shallow dish, place sardines and spoon over salsa. Set aside.
3 In a large bowl, place potato, flour, seasoning, herbs, eggs and spring onions and combine. Using your hands, divide mixture into 4 cakes and chill in fridge for 30 minutes to firm.
4 Spray a non-stick pan with oil and set over a medium heat. Add the cakes, flatten and cook for 5-6 minutes, until golden, turning once.
5 Serve the cakes topped with the salsa sardines and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check harissa is gluten free.
HFG tip
The salsa ingredients can be put in a blender for a finer-textured sauce.
The potato cakes can be made up to 6 hours ahead, and kept in the fridge, as they will become firmer and easier to cook.
NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 494cal
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Kilojoules 2070kJ
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Protein 29g
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Total fat 19g
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–Saturated fat 4g
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Carbohydrates 45g
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–Sugars 5g
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Dietary fibre 6g
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Sodium 450mg
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Calcium 340mg
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Iron 5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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