Horseradish Latkes With Avocado Gravadlax Poached Eggs Recipes

HORSERADISH LATKES WITH AVOCADO, GRAVADLAX & POACHED EGGS

Steps:

• Grate the potatoes on the coarse side of a box grater straight onto a clean tea towel. Gather the tea towel together and squeeze out as much liquid as you can from the potatoes. Tip the potatoes into a bowl and add the flour, 1 egg, the horseradish and most of the chives (reserve some to serve). Season with salt and white pepper - white pepper is hotter than black, so go easy. Mix well.
• Heat the oven to its lowest setting, with a tray on one shelf. Heat the oil in a large frying pan - it should completely cover the base. Have a plate covered with kitchen paper ready. When the oil is hot, spoon mounds of the potato mixture into the pan - they should be about 10cm wide. Press them down with the back of a fish slice and cook for 3-4 mins each side, or until golden brown and crispy, and the potato is cooked through. Transfer them to the kitchen paper to drain off the excess oil, then keep warm on the tray while you continue cooking until all the mixture is used up (make 6 latkes in total).
• Heat a large pan of water until bubbles are just breaking the surface but it's not rapidly boiling, then add the vinegar. Crack an egg into a small bowl, then drop the egg into the pan. Do the same with the remaining egg, cook for 2-3 mins until poached to your liking, then scoop out in the same order you dropped them in and drain on kitchen paper. Halve and stone the avocado, then ease a dessertspoon between the skin and the flesh to remove each half. Slice the avocado, then squeeze over the lemon juice.
• To serve, arrange the latkes over two plates, and top with the gravadlax, avocado and poached eggs. Scatter with the remaining chives, the lemon zest and a little black pepper, if you like.

HORSERADISH CREAM FOR MATZO LATKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sour cream, chives, and grated horseradish; season with salt and pepper. Serve on top of Matzo Latkes.

CRAB CAKES WITH POACHED EGGS AND HORSERADISH SAUCE

Steps:

• For the crab cakes: In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients except for the canola oil. Shape into 4 equal patties.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Carefully add the crab cakes and fry until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip and fry on the other side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
• For the fennel: Thinly slice the fennel on a Japanese mandoline. Transfer to a medium bowl; add the lemon juice and olive oil and toss well to combine. Set aside.
• For the poached eggs: Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil and add the vinegar. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. While swirling the water with a slotted spoon, slowly add the 4 eggs and poach until the whites are solid and the yolks remains runny, 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully remove the eggs with the slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• For the horseradish sauce: Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl and stir well. Set aside.
• Top each crab cake with some of the marinated fennel and 1 poached egg. Dollop with the horseradish sauce and serve right away.