Potato Pancake & Smoked Salmon Sandwiches


Ingredients:

Potato Pancakes
2 lb russet (baking) potatoes (about 4 large)
1/2 cup finely chopped scallion greens
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

3/4 lb sliced smoked salmon
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
1/2 cup crème fraîche or sour cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°F.
Peel potatoes and coarsely grate in a food processor. Stir together potatoes and scallions.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil with 1/2 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides. 

Scoop 3 (1/4-cup) mounds of potato mixture into skillet, flattening with a spatula to form 3 1/2- to 4-inch pancakes. Reduce heat to moderate and cook, pressing down occasionally on cakes with a metal spatula (to compact cakes and prevent them from breaking when turning), until golden brown and crisp on undersides, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn cakes over carefully and cook, pressing occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, about 8 minutes more. 

Drain on paper towels, then arrange on a large baking sheet. Make more pancakes in same manner with remaining oil and butter, wiping skillet clean with paper towels between batches.

Reheat cakes in oven 3 to 5 minutes, or until crisp. Make sandwiches with pancakes, salmon, onion, capers, and crème fraîche.

Recipe shared from: http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2000/02/potato-pancake-smoked-salmon-sandwiches