Potato rosti with dill and salted herring in plate on wooden table.||Swiss rosti

Go Swiss with Rosti

By CHI Health October 31, 2017 Posted in: Recipes, Farmers Market to Table

Serves 2. Each serving contains about 148 calories, 2 g protein, 7 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 20 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, and 9 mg sodium.

Notes: Rosti has been called the national dish of German-speaking Switzerland. Rosti is similar to hash browns and is usually topped with cheese. Here is a lower calorie version of the dish.

Ingredients

1 medium baked or steamed potato, chilled

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 cup chopped onion

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Shred the potato on a large-holed grater. Heat oil in a small frying pan on medium heat. Add chopped onion and shredded potato. Form into a cake and let cook for about 5 minutes on low. When crust forms, turn carefully. Let cook 5 minutes longer.