Bacon and Kumara Cakes with Apple Salad

Bacon and Kumara Cakes with Apple Salad

Ready in 45 minutes • Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, June 19, 2016.
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These cakes will be a hit with the whole family

Ingredients

BACON AND KUMARA CAKES

  • 500g orange kumara, scrubbed
  • 2 teaspoons runny honey or maple syrup
  • 250g streaky bacon, sliced 1cm
  • ¾ red onion, finely diced (reserve ¼ for salad)
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup grated Colby cheese

APPLE SALAD

  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce (optional, adults)
  • ½ teaspoon mustard (e.g. Dijon, wholegrain)
  • ½ teaspoon vinegar (e.g. white wine, red wine, cider)
  • ¼ red onion, finely diced (optional, adults)
  • ½ telegraph cucumber, diced 1–2cm
  • 1 apple, core removed, diced 1–2cm
  • ½ bag baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped

Steps

  1. oven to 220oC. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Dice kumara 1cm until you have 3 heaped cups worth. Toss with honey/maple syrup and a drizzle of oil on prepared tray. Season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 10 minutes, or until just tender. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 150ᵒC (to keep cakes warm).
  3. While kumara is cooking, heat a large fry-pan (preferably non-stick) on high heat. Cook bacon for about 4 minutes until starting to brown. Add onion and fry for a further 3 minutes until onion is soft and bacon is crispy.
  4. While bacon and onion cook, whisk eggs, flour and salt in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in cheese then fold through cooked kumara, bacon and onion and season with pepper.
  5. Wipe out pan used for bacon and heat a drizzle of oil on low-medium heat. Use a ¼ cup measure to scoop out mixture and cook cakes, in batches, for 3–4 minutes until bubbles appear on surface and cakes are golden. Flip and cook a further 3 minutes. Set aside on tray and keep cakes warm in oven.
  6. In a large bowl, mix together mayonnaise, sweet chilli sauce (if using), mustard, vinegar and onion (if using). Add all remaining salad ingredients and toss to combine.
  7. place a few bacon and kumara cakes onto each plate with apple salad on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2159 kj
516 kcal
Protein 20.6g
Carbohydrate 42.1g
Fat 29.1g