Delicate Herbed Potato Pancakes

This is a nice addition to brunch, the Delicate Herbed Potato Pancake. I am cooking once again out of the All Around the World Cookbook from Shelia Lukins, of the Silver Palate fame.  I have a lot of food allergies and this is something that is so simple and tasty that I discovered I can eat.  The country of origin for the pancakes is Sweden.  They look more like a lace doily than a heavy flour and egg laden pancake.

Delicate Herbed Potato Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 medium Idaho potato, peeled

2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Coarse salt and coarse ground black pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons of oil of choice (olive oil works for me)

Coarsely grate the potato into a bowl.  Work quickly to prevent the potato from discoloring too much.  The potato will give off a starchy liquid liquid but don't drain.  Add the chives, parsley, salt, and pepper and mix well. 

Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until quite hot.  Add two tablespoons of the potato mixture per pancake to the skillet, flattening the pancakes with the back of a spatula.  Cook until they are golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side.  Add more oil if needed to the pan and fry the remaining pancakes.  Should get 4-5 small pancakes per medium potato.  Serve immediately or cover with aluminum foil and keep warm in a (250 degree F) oven.

I have served the pancakes here with my version of scrambled eggs.  The way I make my eggs is the way the Irish make them, called buttered eggs.  I don't use butter though, I can't have dairy, so I might use olive oil.  
It is super easy to make these eggs.  I just heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a cast iron skillet and toss in broccoli, spinach, parsley, or chives; anything green, and I saute that for 4-5 minutes then I mix two eggs and add nothing to them.  The only addition to the eggs is the oil (hence the name buttered eggs, if you use butter). Then, I add the eggs to the skillet and scramble.  After cooking I salt to taste. 
I am just sharing some clean eating brunch ideas with you today.
Enjoy!

Sherry

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