Smoked Salmon, Scrambled Eggs and Potato Rösti

The breakfast of (European) kings. They were selling smoked salmon at half price in Sainsbury's this week, so I allowed myself a little treat for breakfast this morning. I didn't want to use my Healthy Extra B for bread to go with this, so I decided to make some potato rösti instead. 

 

* I normally add a handful of chopped spring onion tops to my scrambled eggs, but today I didn't have any. I did, however, have some leeks and I did the same thing with the green tops of those and it worked out well.

Serves 2

Syn free on Extra Easy

2 potatoes, peeled and finely grated

1 tsp cumin seeds

4 eggs

spring onion tops (just the green bits), finely chopped*
smoked salmon
tomatoes for grilling, halved

lemon wedges to serve

Mix the grated potato with the cumin seeds and place in four well greased Yorkshire pudding tins. Place on the bottom shelf of the oven and cook at 210°C for 15-20 minutes until golden. 

 

For the last few minutes of the rösti cooking time, place the tomatoes on the top shelf.

Meanwhile scramble the eggs to your liking, using the spring onion tops, chives or even leek tops as I did.

Serve with lemon wedges and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.

Enjoy!

Eggs Royale

As it is our wedding anniversary today (37 years, I can hardly believe it), Husband wanted to take me out for breakfast. I think there is something really decadent and special about going out for breakfast, it is not something we would normally do unless we are travelling. In all those 37 years I think we've over ever been out for breakfast once! 

Anyway, I decided to make a special breakfast at home instead, and here it is.

A base of wholemeal bread (as they didn't have any wholemeal muffins in our local Tesco), with steamed spinach, poached egg and Hollandaise sauce (2 syns for 1/3 packet + milk from my Healthy Extra A choice)

Served with rocket leaves and grilled tomato for extra superfree.

Spiced Smoked Salmon Mousse with Prawns

We decided to have a date night in on Saturday night, and popped to Morrison's for a steak. I love their meat and fish usually, but this time they really excelled themselves – the steak was one of the best we've ever had! It was meltingly tender and beautifully tasty. Heavenly.

Anyway, this is the starter I made to go with the date night. They were selling off end pieces of smoked salmon at a well reduced price, and I had some prawns already in the fridge.

Serves 2

Syn Free on Extra easy

60g smoked salmon cut-offs

2 tbsp fat free fromage frais

½ tsp harissa paste or minced chillies

salt and pepper to taste

¼ tsp sweetener

6 king prawns

lemon swirls to serve

Whizz the salmon and fromage frais through a liquidiser until a smooth paste. Stir in the harissa paste, salt, pepper and sweeter. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

Place the salmon mousse in shot glasses. Thread the prawns on to skewers and place into the shot glasses. Decorate with lemon and serve.

Smoked Salmon with Jewelled Scrambled Eggs

I often find it difficult to ensure that I get my one-third superfree in with my breakfast, so I am always trying to think of ways to add extra fruit and vegetables to the first meal of the day. Adding the tomatoes and spring onions to the scrambled eggs helps me out this time. Husband is not keen on smoked salmon, so I served it with Parma ham for him. You can also have bacon with it of course.

Serves 2

Syn Free on Extra Easy

4 eggs

4 smallish tomatoes, de-seeded and finely chopped

4 spring onions, finely chopped

200g smoked salmon

a few dill sprigs

lemon to serve

Arrange the salmon on the plate. I always like to take my smoked salmon out of the fridge half an hour before serving, as it has so much more flavour when it is not so cold. Mix the eggs well together with a fork and add the spring onions, tomatoes and chopped dill. Scramble in a pan with a little Fry Light until just set. Sprinkle a little freshly ground black pepper over and serve with half a lemon each for squeezing. 

 

Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon

This would be easily as nice for breakfast as it would be for a starter. I served it as part of a finger buffet. 

 

Makes 12-14

Syn Free on Extra Easy

2 medium sized potatoes, peeled

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp celery salt

salt and pepper to taste

2 small tub fromage frais

125g smoked salmon

Peel and finely grate the potatoes. Squeeze out some of the liquid using your hands before mixing it with the cumin seeds, celery, salt and pepper.

Heat a little Fry Light in a frying pan until hot, then drop the potato mix in the pan using two spoons, a spoonful at a time. Smooth out and push down, making each patty as circular as possible, about two inches in diameter. Cook for a few minutes on each side until cooked through and nicely browned. 

 

Place the pancakes on a plate and top each with a sliver of smoked salmon, a teaspoon of fromage frais and a twig of dill.