Potato Rosti Brunch Food

BRUNCH ROSTI

Steps:

• Wrap the grated potato in a clean tea towel and squeeze over the sink to remove as much liquid as you can. Tip into a bowl and mix with 1 tbsp olive oil, the thyme leaves and some salt and pepper. Shape into two patties. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a low-medium heat and fry the patties for 8-10 mins on each side until golden, crisp and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, heat the grill. Whisk the remaining oil with the garlic and some seasoning and brush over the mushrooms and tomato halves. Grill for 8 mins until lightly golden and tender.
• Remove the cooked rosti from the pan and keep warm. Add the spinach to the pan with a grating of nutmeg. Cook for 2-3 mins until wilted, then season.
• Put the rosti onto two plates. Top each with a little of the spinach, then the Hellmann's Vegan Baconnaise, mushroom and tomato, finishing with the remaining spinach.

BIG BREAKFAST COURGETTE & POTATO RÖSTI

Steps:

• Put the grated potatoes and courgettes in a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much water as you can. Tip into a bowl with the spring onions, egg yolk, flour and plenty of seasoning. Mix well.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put a little oil and butter in a frying pan. Divide the mixture into 4 flat röstis and add to the pan (fry as many as you can fit in your pan at once). Cook over a medium heat for 6-8 mins until the underside is crisp and brown, then flip over and cook the other side. When they're cooked, transfer to a baking parchment-lined tray and put in the oven.
• While the röstis are finishing off in the oven, fry the bacon in the pan, then transfer to the oven, too. Finally, fry the eggs to your liking, then serve with the courgette röstis, crisp bacon and a good blob of tomato ketchup or chutney.

POTATO RöSTI CAKES WITH SAGE LEAVES

Steps:

• Squeeze any excess water out of the grated potatoes, then tip into a bowl and mix well with the egg, flour, baking powder, onion and chopped sage leaves. Season well. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, and spoon the mixture in to make 4 röstis, flattening them down with the back of a spoon into disc shapes. Cook for 5 mins each side until golden brown and crisp, then drain on kitchen paper. Can be made up to 8 hrs in advance and kept in the fridge (see tip).
• When ready to serve, heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in the frying pan over a medium heat. Add the whole sage leaves and cook for 20 secs until crisp but still green. Drain on kitchen paper and top each rösti with a fried sage leaf.

POTATO ROSTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in lower third. Generously brush a 17-by-12-inch rimmed baking sheet with oil.
• Place onions in a large bowl. Peel potatoes, and grate on the large holes of a box grater, adding them to bowl and stirring into onions as you work to prevent discoloration. Squeeze handfuls of the mixture to release excess liquid, and transfer mixture to another bowl.
• Add salt, pepper, cheese, and oil to potato mixture, and toss well to combine. Sprinkle mixture over prepared baking sheet, and press down lightly with your hands to form an even layer.
• Bake until golden, about one hour. Remove from oven, and cut into squares. Serve immediately with applesauce.

CELERIAC AND POTATO ROSTI BRUNCH

Steps:

• Put the potatoes and celeriac in a pan of boiling salted water with the lemon juice.
• Cook for 8 minutes.
• Drain, cool for 10 minutes, then peel the celeriac.
• Grate the celeriac and potatoes into a bowl.
• Add the cheese, oil, herbs and seasonings.
• Set the oven to fairly hot, 200c/400f.
• Spoon the mixture into 2 buttered ovenproof dishes and make a well in the centre.
• bake for about 20 minutes, until browned, then break an egg into each hollow and bake for about 5-10 minutes to cook egg.
• Serve immediately.