POTATO CAKES WITH OLIVE PASTE AND RED PEPPER

Preparation Method :

• Quarter pepper, remove seeds and membranes.
• Grill pepper, skin side up, until skin blisters and blackens.
• Cool about 10 minutes; peel away skin, cut pepper into strips.
• Coarsely grate potatoes, press between layers of absorbent paper to remove as much moisture as possible.
• Combine potatoes, onion, flour and eggs in bowl; mix well.
• Divide mixture into 8 portions, shape into 8 cm cakes.
• Heat oil in heavy-based pan, add cakes in batches, cook until browned on both sides.
• Place cakes on oven tray, bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Serve cakes with sliced cheese, olive paste and strips of roasted red pepper.