Scottish Fish Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 potatoes, peeled and boiled
• 1/2 lb salmon fillet, diced
• 1/2 lb cod, fillet diced
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 2 large shallots, chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 orange, juice only
• 1 lemon, juice only

Directions

1. 1

   Marinate the salmon and cod in orange and lemon juice, salt and pepper, basil, parsley and olive oil.

2. 2

   Boil potatoes until cooked, drain them and then bake them in the oven (at low heat) for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Mash the potatoes and (while potato is still hot) mix in the fish and the marinade.

4. 4

   Set the mixture aside to cool down.

5. 5

   When the mixture is cold, add the beaten eggs and mix in.

6. 6

   Take handfuls of the mixture and shape into large egg-sized balls, flatten to about 1-inch-thick rounds.

7. 7

   Bake under a hot broiler for 2 minutes.