Weight Loss Recipes: POTATO BLINI WITH SALSA CRUDA

Preparation + cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredient:200 g Sebago potatoes, peeled


¾ cup (110 g) self-raising flour


½ tsp bicarbonate of soda


1 tsp finely grated lemon rind


¾ cup (180 ml) milk


1 egg


100 g butter, melted


SALSA CHUDA¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice


¼ cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil


1 clove garlic, crushed


2 medium tomatoes (380 g), seeded, chopped finely


½ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley


1 small red onion (100 g), chopped finely


1 small avocado (200 g), chopped finely


1 tbsp rinsed, drained baby capers


HORSERADISH TOPPING1 tsp horseradish cream


½ cup (80 g) sour cream


¼ tsp sweet paprika


Preparing:Boil, steam or microwave potatoes until tender, and drain. Mash the potatoes in large bowl and stir in sifted flour and soda.


Make a well in the centre of potato mixture and pour in combined rind, milk and egg, stirring, until batter is smooth. Cover and stand for 10 minutes.


Make salsa cruda. Combine ingredients in medium bowl.


Make horseradish topping. Combine ingredients in small bowl.


Heat large frying pan and brush lightly with a little of the butter. Cook tbsp of the batter, in five batches, until browned both sides, brushing pan with butter between batches. Transfer blini to wire rack to cool.


To serve, top blini with salsa cruda and horseradish topping.


MAKES 25Nutritional information per blini:Energy 435 kJ; total fat 8.6 g (sat fat 3.9 g); carbohydrate 5.1g; protein 1.5 g; fibre 0.5g

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