HOT-SMOKED SALMON AND SUN-BLUSHED TOMATO BLINIS
Ingredients
- 2 free-range egg whites
- 1 free-range egg yolk
- 1½ tbsp self-raising flour
- sifted
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp sun-blushed tomatoes
- chopped
- 6 fresh basil leaves
- torn
- 100ml/3½fl oz plain yoghurt
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 85g/3oz hot-smoked salmon
- flaked
- squeeze lemon juice
- 1 spring onion
- chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 sun-blushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- ½ lemon
- cut into wedges
Directions
- For the blinis
- whisk the egg whites with an electric hand whisk until stiff peaks form when the whisk is removed.
- Fold the egg yolk and flour into the egg whites.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and drop four separate spoonfuls of the blini mixture into the pan. Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side
- turning with a fish slice. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- For the sun-blushed tomato topping
- place the chopped sun-blushed tomatoes
- basil and yoghurt into a bowl. Mix well and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- For the salmon topping
- place the salmon
- lemon juice and spring onion into a bowl. Mix well and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- place the blinis onto a plate and top two of them with the tomato topping and two with the salmon topping. Garnish the blinis with whole sun-blushed tomatoes
- chives and lemon wedges.

