Smoked Salmon Blinis - My Gorgeous Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Do you have to cook shop bought blinis? ›

Please note, blinis require cooking prior to eating.

The blinis can be served hot or cold - just add lemon wedges for your guests to squeeze over. A classic choice for a party, made even better with a glass of fizz.

Easy Pairings for Smoked Salmon

Tossed into a green salad with a lemony dressing. Stirred into hot pasta with a light tomato sauce, green onions, fresh parsley and extra-virgin olive oil. As deconstructed sushi: Eat it with steamed short-grain rice, avocado, cucumber, and seaweed strips for folding up the bites.

Cheese to use with smoked salmon

Cream cheese is the classic, obvious choice to pair with lox, but other soft cheeses such as goat cheese, labneh, brie, or feta (my favorite!) could work as well. To make my feta more spreadable, I break it up with the back of a spoon and mix it with some quality extra virgin olive oil.

Toast or gently heat up the blinis in a frying pan until warmed through. Place on serving plate and top with crème fraiche or cream cheese.

Unlike regular pancakes, blinis are made with yeast rather than baking powder so they are softer and more delicate. And blinis are made with buckwheat flour which gives it the signature slightly nutty flavour.

Traditionally they are served with sour cream, melted butter, caviar, and fruits or berries varenie (compote). Over the last thousand years, much has changed in the process of cooking blini and many traditions have been linked to Russian pancakes.

Get a wire rack or two ready to cool the blinis (this will prevent them from going soggy when cooling).

Finally, garnish each one with a tiny sprig of dill. The canapés can be made 2 hours in advance if you keep them in a lidded container in the fridge. But don't use clingfilm, as it squashes them. Remove them from the fridge 30 minutes before serving.

Since it is already 'cooked', you can eat the succulent slices straight off the package (my personal favorite); put it on toast with cream cheese for a great quick snack; make yourself a smoked salmon sandwich on the go; or prepare a four-course gourmet meal based on the delicate treat.

What's the difference between lox and smoked salmon? ›

Here's the main difference: smoked salmon is cured and then smoked, whereas lox is only cured, typically in a salt brine and typically for longer periods of time, but not smoked. Smoked salmon is preserved with a combination of salting and smoking, so the flavor can be slightly salty and slightly smoky.

Smoked fish is served cold. Germans typically have it with some white bread or with a side of boiled potatoes.

Lay the slices of smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese. Garnish the board with fresh dill sprigs, scattering them over the top. Serve the salmon board with your choice of crackers, cucumbers or bread on the side.

Lox is a fillet of brined salmon, which may be smoked. Lox is frequently served on a bagel with cream cheese, and often garnished with tomato, onion, cucumber, and capers.

The qualities of mini blinis

After defrosting, it is not necessary to warm them up as they keep their moist texture and amazing flavour even when cold.

Just because smoked salmon is “ready-to-eat” doesn't mean that there aren't several interesting, creative, and delectable ways to enjoy it! Of course, you can eat it right out of the package, or go a little further and simply enjoy it on a bagel with cream cheese, but why stop there?

The blini may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. Reheat the blini, covered with foil, in a 350°F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they are warm, or microwave them on a microwave-safe plastic wrap, at high power (100%) for 2 minutes, or until they are warm.