Smoked Salmon Blinis
Homemade smoked salmon blinis with parmesan cheese and 2 different flavors of cream cheese. Lemon chives cream cheese and honey mustard cream cheese. These simple appetizers are both beautiful and delicious!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 cup self rising flour ((75 gr))
- 1/8 tsp salt ((1 gr))
- 1/8 tsp baking powder ((1 gr))
- 1/2 cup milk ((125 ml), room temperature)
- 1 egg (, room temperature)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter ((15 ml), melted)
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan ((15 gr))
- some butter (, for the pan)
- slices of smoked salmon (, as needed)
- chives for decoration
- 1/2 cup cream cheese ((125 gr), room temperature)
- 1/2 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tbsp chopped chives
- 2 tbsp lemon juice ((30 ml))
- 1/2 cup cream cheese ((125 gr), room temperature)
- 1 tbsp mustard ((15 ml))
- 1 tbsp honey ((15 ml))
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, add in self rising flour, salt and baking powder. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- 2
In another bowl, add in milk and egg. Whisk to combine and then add in melted butter. Give it a few more whisk to combine everything.
- 3
Pour into previously prepared flour mixture. Mix everything just until well combined. Add parmesan and give it a last mix to combine everything.
- 4
Heat a pan with some butter on medium heat. Put 1 tbsp of blinis batter onto the pan, giving some space in between them. Cook until you can see bubbles around the edges. Then flip and continue cooking for another minute until the blinis are fully cooked. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- 5
In a bowl, add in cream cheese, lemon zest, chives and lemon juice. Mix until well combined.
- 6
ASSEMBLING: Place 1 blini on a plate. Pipe some lemon chives cream cheese on top. Place a piece of smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese and finish it off with some sprinkle of chives. Do the same to the other 7 blinis.
- 7
In a bowl, add in cream cheese, mustard, honey and dried dill. Mix until well combined.
- 8
ASSEMBLING: Place 1 blini on a plate. Put a piece of smoked salmon on top and then pipe some honey mustard cream cheese on top of the salmon. Finish it off by placing 2 crossed chives on top. Dp the same to the rest of the blinis.