Spiced Salmon Potato Flatbread
Onion Cream Cheese, Green Apple, Jicama, Roasted Cherry Tomato, Arugula, Lemon Vinaigrette
Chef Patrick Harvard of Omni Houston Hotel | Houston
INGREDIENTS:
Onion Cream Cheese Sauce:
¼ cup Smithfield pourable cream cheese
1 tablespoon onion flakes
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Lemon, to taste
Potato Flatbread:
1 russet potato, baked, skin removed, smashed smooth
1 ounce butter, softened
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ cup Smithfield pourable cream cheese
1 cup all purpose flour
Lemon Vinaigrette:
1 tablespoon shallot, minced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
¼ cup lemon juice, fresh
¾ cup olive oil
¼ cup parsley, chives, basil, and/or cilantro, chopped fine
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Sugar, to taste
Assembly:
3 ounces salmon filet, sliced finger size
Cumin, to season
Coriander, to season
Smoked paprika, to season
Fennel seed, to season
Black pepper, to season
¼ cup green apple, julienne
¼ cup jicama, julienne
¼ cup cherry tomatoes, roasted
1 cup arugula, picked
1 tablespoon chives, minced
1 tablespoon parsley, minced
2 ounces Onion Cream Cheese Sauce
2 Potato Flatbreads
2 ounces Lemon Vinaigrette
METHOD:
For the Onion Cream Cheese Sauce:
Whip cream cheese until it’s light and fluffy, and fold in onion flakes. Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and lemon.
For the Potato Flatbread:
Mix warm smashed potato, butter, sugar and cream cheese until smooth, then chill. Add flour incrementally until a soft dough forms. Portion out 12 balls and roll to 5 inch circles. Griddle in a pan with light oil, about 1 minute each side, until nicely spotted.
For the Lemon Vinaigrette:
Cover shallots and garlic with lemon juice in a bowl. Slowly mix in oil, then add herbs and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and sugar.
To Assemble and Serve:
Preheat a cast iron pan over medium heat. Season salmon with spices and cook 1 minute each side, then drain on a paper towel. Toss vegetables in the lemon vinaigrette. Spread onion sauce on flatbread. Add salmon and vegetables decoratively on flatbread, and roll the second flatbread.