Blinis with eggs and smoked trout have been our Christmas day breakfast for years. However Simon is not a raw fish lover. In fact he isn't keen on fish at all so we devised this version for his special Christmas or birthday breakfasts. Blini's are a mini buckwheat pancake and are often used as a carrier for appetisers. They are widely available from supermarkets but should be heated through to soften them before use. Any spare blinis can be frozen for later use.
Serves 2 and can easily be increased as packets of blinis usually provide more than is needed for 2 people
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Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 20ml double cream per egg, you can substitute for milk but they aren't as nice!
- 50g grated cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper
- 6 blinis, 3 per person - available pre made from supermarkets
Method
- Scramble your eggs per the basic recipe allowing them to be on the runny side, stir in half the cheese.
- carefully grill the blinis to warm them through or give them a zap in the microwave for 30 seconds
- Using a teaspon put a spoon of eggs on each blini
- dot the top of each with a little extra grated cheese
- place the blinis carefully under the grill and allow the cheese to melt and go golden
- Serve on a warm plate
- Eat and enjoy!
Serving suggestions and variations
- Miss out the cheese and serve with a little smoked trout or smoked salmon
- Place a little ham under the eggs
- stir in some chives
- try using cut rounds of unusual breads, something nutty works well
Acknowledgements
I first came across smoked salmon topped blinis from a Delia Smith recipe which involved making the blinis as well and was a whole heap of effort to go to. We didn't revisit Delia's recipe until we came across blinis in the supermarket. We added blini's to the list of things we were never going to try making again and started experimenting with what you can top them with. Let us know what else you try them with!
You may also like to try one of the following;
- Fancy a tasty snack and have a bag of frozen peas to hand, have a go at Easy Pea-sy soup.
- After something more substantial and unusual then try runner bean spaghetti bolognaise, a great way to 5 a day.
- There always a time for cake so whip up this Victoria Sandwich cake, or one of the alternatives, and have a slice for me!
We hope you liked this recipe
Eat and enjoy!