Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons chopped wild or store bought chives
- splash of water
- sea salt to taste
- 6 medium carrots, grated
- 2 medium red potatoes, grated
- 1/2 large red onion, grated
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon smoky paprika
- 2 teaspoons Maldon Smoked Sea Salt
- pinch ground black pepper
- bacon fat or smoked olive oil for pan frying
- wild chives, sliced thin for garnish
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 200F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. To prepare aioli, place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
3. To prepare latkes, thoroughly squeeze liquid out of shredded vegetables (yielding about 3/4 cup liquid) and discard liquid. Place in large mixing bowl. Add eggs and next four ingredients and mix well.
4. Cook silver dollar sized latkes in a hot pan coated with bacon fat or smoked olive oil until lightly browned and crispy around the edges (about 45 seconds per side).
5. Remove latkes from pan and place on sheet. Keep warm in the oven while you cook the remaining batter.
6. Serve latkes drizzled with wild chive aioli. Garnish with a sprinkle of smoked paprika, smoked salt, and sliced chives or carrot tops.