Appetizer: Russia – Блины с копченым лососем ▶ Bliny s kopchenym lososem (Blini with Smoked Salmon)

Serving Size: 2

Approximate Time

Prep 10 min

Cook 5 min

Total 15 min

Ingredients

8–12 small blini (store-bought or homemade)
6 oz / 170 g smoked salmon, thinly sliced
1 / 2 cup (120 ml) crème fraîche or sour cream
Fresh dill sprigs
Lemon wedges
Chives, to taste
Black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Warm blini briefly in a skillet or oven.
2. Top each blini with a small dollop of crème fraîche.
3. Fold or curl a slice of smoked salmon and place atop the crème fraîche.
4. Garnish with a dill sprig, a few snips of chives and a grind of black pepper; serve with lemon wedges.