Smoked Salmon Blini Appetizer
A timeless traditional canape - Bite size pancakes topped with Crème fraîche & smoked salmon garnished with chives & lemon zest
Ingredients
- Smoked Salmon (sliced paper thin) (Plan on 1/2 ounce per blini)
- package of Belini pancakes (or make your own)
- Crème fraîche (About 1 tbs per blini)
- Chopped scallions (amount to taste)
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- Minced hard boiled egg yolk
- Thinly sliced baby gerkins (patted dry)
- Micro greens for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the Blini pancakes according to package instructions, if necessary. Let cool.
- While Blini are cooking, mix desired amount of finely chopped chives into Crème fraîche and set aside.
- Once Blini are cooled down, add about a tablespoon of Crème fraîche.
- Zest a lemon over the dollop of Crème fraîche.
- Next, add a rosette or "pile" of smoked salmon. About 1/2 ounce each.
- Then, sprinkle the chopped egg yolk on the salmon.
- Finally, carefully place approximately 3 pieces of sliced gerkin on the salmon. (You can substitute capers for gerkins if desired.)
- Garnish with microgreens.