BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES WITH SMOKED SALMON AND CITRUS CREAM CHEESE
Ingredients
- 400ml/14fl oz dairy-free milk or apple juice
- 125g/4½oz buckwheat flour
- 40g/1½oz gram flour
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- pinch salt
- 200g/7oz soya or regular cream cheese
- 1 lemon
- juice and zest
- rapeseed oil
- for frying
- 200g/7oz smoked salmon
- small bunch of chives
- chopped
- 25g/1oz pumpkin seeds
- toasted
- 1 tbsp caperberries
- roughly chopped
Directions
- Whisk together the dairy-free milk
- flours
- salt and 65ml/2¼fl oz water in a large bowl. Leave the mixture to rest for at least 1 hour.
- Meanwhile
- mix the cream cheese
- lemon juice and lemon zest together in a bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy then store in the fridge until ready to use.
- Heat a 20-25cm/8-10in non-stick frying pan over a medium heat until hot. Brush lightly with oil and pour in a little of the batter
- swirling it around so that it forms a thin layer on the bottom of the pan. If the batter isn’t thin enough you can add a little more liquid to the mixture.
- When the top of the pancake is dry (about 1 minute) flip the pancake and cook the other side for a further minute
- the pancakes should colour just slightly. Repeat with the remaining batter. You can keep the cooked pancakes warm by wrapping in foil and placing in a low temperature oven.
- Spread a generous layer of cream cheese over the pancake and top with a slice of smoked salmon
- chives
- pumpkin seeds and caperberries. Roll the pancake to enclose the filling and serve.

