Recipe

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 420°F. Oil a mini muffin pan or two with cooking spray; set aside.

Step 2: In a bowl, beat the grated potato with the egg and nutmeg. Add the parsley and season with sea salt and crushed red peppercorns. Take a small amount of the grated potatoes in your hands and squeeze out the excess liquid. Press this into the bottom of each muffin hole in the shape of a nest; repeat with the remaining grated potatoes. Add 1/2 tsp of melted butter to each nest.

Step 3: Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are crisp and golden in colour. Unmould the nests and let cool on a rack.

Step 4: In a bowl, gently toss the apple with the lime juice, crab, oil, cilantro, scallion and chives. Season with sea salt and pepper. Using a teaspoon, spoon a small amount of filling inside each potato nest. Add a dollop of crème fraîche and a few pomegranate seeds. Sprinkle with fleur de sel and decorate with a few chive sprigs.

Makes 18 to 20 nests

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Reprinted with permission from Béatrice Peltre’s La Tartine Gourmande (2012 Roost Books).