Appetizers

Baked potato cakes with pea and mint dip

Oven-baked mashed potato cakes with scallions and herbs, served with a green pea, tofu, and mint dip. Makes 4 servings in 30–45 minutes.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
20 min
Cook time
10 min
Total time
30 min
Temperature
180 °C (350 °F)
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
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These savory potato cakes are made with mashed potatoes, scallions, and fresh herbs and baked in the oven. Butter and a tablespoon of soy milk go into the potato mixture, and the cakes bake for about 10 minutes at 180 °C (350 °F), until golden. The dip is made by blending green peas softened in hot water with tofu, oil, and mint. The whole dish is ready in 30–45 minutes and works well as an appetizer or a light dinner.

Ingredients

Pea dip

1 cup = 250 ml (metric cup)

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Instructions

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  1. Sauté the scallions in olive oil.
  2. Mix the cooked, mashed potatoes with the chopped herbs, butter, soy milk, and scallions, then shape the mixture into small cakes. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 °C (350 °F) for about 10 minutes, until golden.
  3. For the pea dip, pour hot water over the frozen peas and let them soften for about 5–10 minutes.
  4. Drain the peas, place them in a blender, and blend with the remaining dip ingredients. Pour the pea dip over the baked potato cakes and garnish with fresh herbs.

Tip: Use floury potatoes for the cakes; they make a drier mash that holds its shape better. Lightly brush the cakes with oil before baking to help them turn golden during their 10 minutes in the oven.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
346 kcal
Protein
15 g
Carbohydrates
45 g
of which sugars
5.1 g
Fat
13 g
of which saturates
4.5 g
Fiber
8.7 g
Salt
0.5 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Zemiakové koláčiky s hráškovo-mätovým dipom

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