Shredded potato rösti topped with garlicky tomatoes

Shredded potato rösti topped with garlicky tomatoes

shredded potato rösti topped with garlicky tomatoes

Shredded potato Rösti is a dish that hails from picture-perfect Switzerland, yet it feels strangely familiar to me. I guess it’s because it’s very similar to my dad’s all time favourite – Polish potato pancakes (“placki ziemniaczane”), which you may know as “latkes”. Both these dishes are quite similar in terms of simple, everyday ingredients and the preparation method. What I like about rösti though is that it allows you to go easy on the oil if you feel that way inclined (frying good, crispy “latkes” on that little oil is a challenge) and it takes care of itself and lets you get on with other stuff. Latkes are quite needy, you need watch over them and make sure you flip them in time or else they burn to a cinder, whereas rösti is like a grown-up, mature latke. You simply set the pan on low heat, nest the potato mixture in it and can safely walk away for at least 20 minutes. I like that, especially that I always multitask in my kitchen – making more than one dish at once.

Since it is summer after all and you may be like: ‘why is she making a potato cake in the middle of summer?’ I paired my rösti with a very vibrant and summery topping. A tray of sweet and plump cherry tomatoes, brushed with a little garlic oil and basil and roasted until tender. Yum. This dish makes a perfect summer dinner with heaps of fresh green salad. It is substantial enough that you won’t go to bed hungry yet light enough that you will sleep easy. It has become one of the Lazy Cat Kitchen household staples!

roasted garlicky tomatoes

shredded potato rösti topped with garlicky tomatoes for two

shredded potato rösti topped with garlicky tomatoes half

shredded potato rosti topped with garlicky tomatoes portion

serves
2
PREP
15 min
COOKING
40 min
serves
2
PREPARATION
15 min
COOKING
40 min
INGREDIENTS
RÖSTI

  • 4 medium potatoes, coarsely grated
  • 1 large spring onion, finely sliced
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • ground pepper, to taste
  • 15 ml / 1 tsbp olive oil

TOPPING

  • 20 large cherry tomatoes
  • 2 pinches of dried basil or oregano
  • ½ small garlic clove, pressed
  • ½ tsbp olive oil
  • ground pepper
  • ground sea salt
  • a handful of fresh basil, to garnish (optional)
METHOD
  1. Mix 1 tsp of salt into the grated potato and put it in a sieve placed over a bowl. Leave it to drain for about 30 mins.
  2. After 30 mins, squeeze the water out of the potato with your hands and place it in a mixing bowl. Mix in sliced spring onion, mustard and season with black pepper.
  3. Heat up a non-stick pan on the stove. Once warm, brush the pan with 1 tbsp of olive oil. After a minute (once the oil gets warm) start layering the rösti. Put the rösti mixture in a pan gradually so that it is spread evenly. Once it’s all in the pan, press it down well with a spatula. Cook on a very low heat (I used setting 2 out of 6) for about 25-30 mins on one side, until it’s nicely brown.
  4. Set the oven to 200º C / 390º F and while the rösti is cooking, cut all the cherry toms into halves and place them on a baking tray cut side up. In a bowl, mix ½ tbsp of olive oil, minced garlic and dried basil and brush the tomato tops with it. Sprinkle with a touch of salt and pepper. Bake for 20 mins.
  5. After your rösti has been cooking for 25 mins on one side, flip it over by placing a large plate (upside down) on top of the pan and turning the rosti into the plate and then slipping it back to the pan. Cook the other side for another 25-30 mins.
  6. Serve the rösti hot, topped with warm garlicky tomatoes and fresh basil and a simple green salad if you like.
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NUTRITIONAL INFO
calories
420
21%
sugars
10 g
11%
fats
12 g
17%
saturates
2 g
9%
proteins
10 g
20%
carbs
72 g
28%
*per serving
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4.5
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REVIEWS & QUESTIONS
Pauline:
Ok thanks that's a good tip to know. I'll keep this is mind when planning meals.
Pauline:
We had this for brunch on Saturday, the prep time says 15 mins which didn't take into account the half hour sitting time for the potatoes and the 40 min cook time was more like an hour once the rosti was cooked. Saying that though once we sat down to eat the whole thing was delicious. The garlicky tomatoes are so good we're going to make just them to have with other dishes.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi Pauline,
    I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed this dish. As for the prep time, it is customary in the recipe writing convention to only include active time under the prep time so that's what I tend to do. Hope that makes sense. Ania
susan:
I did use the Yukon Golds, and it came out great. Thanks for the recipe.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks for letting us know, Susan. We're very happy that you liked the recipe!
Susan:
Since I try to avoid white potatoes, will yellow/Yukon Gold potatoes work?
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi Susan, I haven't tried using them but I don't see why not.
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