Potato Nests With Creamy Cheese

RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 6-7 potatoes
• 1/2 onion (optional)
• 1 egg
• 100 g cheddar cheese, grated
• 100 g ricoota cheese
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pinch of black pepper
• small parsley leaves

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180C and thoroughly grease a muffin pan.
2. Peel and coarsely grate potatoes.
3. Pour potatoes into a bowl, add the salt and onion and mix together.
4. Add the egg and stir, then add the cheese and mix it all up.
5. Spoon into muffin tins and bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown and tops and edges begin to get crispy.
6. Meanwhile, pulse sour cream with ricotta cheese and pinch of salt and paper in a food processor and process until combined. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve.
7. Carefully remove nests from pans and place on a baking sheet.
8. Using a small spoon, dollop about 1 teaspoon ricotta and sour cream mixture into each potato nest and top each with a parsley leaf.
9. Serve.