Leftovers fishcakes with pesto

From: Market Kitchen

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Prep time:
10 min
Cook time:
35 min
Serves:
2

Richard Fox raids the fridge for leftovers to transform into home-made fishcakes with pesto good enough for any gastropub

Ingredients

  • 1 handfuls watercress, spinach or rocket
  • 1 handfuls natural roasted peanuts, or blanched almonds
  • 50 g hard cheese, such as cheddar, parmesan, gruyere, chopped
  • 1 cloves garlic
  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil

For the fishcakes

  • 100 g leftover mashed potatoes
  • 1 handfuls leftover broccoli, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp tuna mayonnaise, (or 1 tbsp tuna mixed with 1 tbsp mayonnaise)
  • 100 g canned salmon
  • 2 spring onions, chopped
  • 1 tsp capers
  • 1 handfuls green herbs, such as dill or chives, chopped
  • lemon juice, to taste
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 handfuls breadcrumbs
  • vegetable or sunflower oil, for frying
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Method

1. For the pesto: tip all of the pesto ingredients into a food processor and blend to a rough paste. Set aside.

2. For the fishcakes: mix together all of the fishcake ingredients apart from the flour, egg, breadcrumbs and oil. Season with salt and black pepper then shape the mixture into 2 large or 4 smaller patties.

3. Roll the fishcakes in the flour, dusting off any excess, then dip in the egg and lastly the breadcrumbs, to coat completely.

4. Heat 1cm of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the fishcakes for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until crisp and golden and heated through.

5. Serve the fishcakes with the pesto.

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