Rosti are a delicious type of Swiss potato cake. First the potatoes are boiled in their jackets

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg potatoes (old mashers)
• 50 grams butter, clarified
• 2 rashers bacon, trimmed of rind and diced
• 1 tsp chopped fresh ginger
• 5 spring onions
• 100 grams smoked salmon, finely sliced
• freshly ground pepper
• salad ingredients

Method

1. Boil the potatoes in their jackets for 10 minutes and then allow to cool until you can handle them easily. Peel and grate the potaotes. They will be slightly cooked but still firm on the inside.
2. Heat the butter in the frying pan and gently cook the bacon and ginger until the bacon is beginning to become lightly crisp.
3. Toss the grated potato with the bacon, ginger, chopped spring onions, and smoked salmon. Divide the mixture into 4 and mould into large flat rounds. Cook the rosti in a well-buttered hot pan, over a moderate heat, until the bases are golden and brown. Turn over and cook the other sides or alternatively grill.
4. Place on serving plates and top with salad ingredients and your favourite vinaigrette or mayonnaise.