LIFE OF THE PARTY
Gourmet Traveller|November 2021
Make seafood the star of your next celebration with these elegant party bites that will impress any guest.
DOMINIC SMITH
LIFE OF THE PARTY

Crab and potato rosti with salmon roe

SERVES 6-8 // PREP TIME 30 MINS // COOK 1 HR (PLUS SETTING)

Spring and summer are the seasons for crabs. Whether you use blue swimmer or mud crabs, neither will disappoint with their sweet, delicate flesh.

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp Dijon mustard

60 ml (¼ cup) lemon-infused extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

500 gm cooked blue swimmer or mud crab meat (see note)

100 gm salmon roe Baby red vein sorrel, to garnish

POTATO ROSTI

1.25 kg Desiree potatoes

2 tbsp each finely chopped thyme leaves and chives

2 tbsp plain flour

1 egg, lightly beaten

Grapeseed oil, for shallow-frying

1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line base and sides of a 20cm x 30cm x 3cm-deep tin with baking paper. For potato rosti, coarsely grate potato and place in a large clean tea towel and squeeze out as much water as possible. Transfer potato to a large bowl and add herbs, flour and egg. Season to taste and stir to combine. Place mixture in prepared tin, and, using an offset spatula or metal spoon, press evenly and firmly into the tin. Bake until cooked through but without colour (40 minutes). Refrigerate to cool (1 hour).

2 Meanwhile, whisk lemon juice, mustard and oil together in a bowl.

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