Blinis with avocado and salmon

ingredients

• • 2 eggs, yolks and whites separated
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup buckwheat or wholemeal flour
  • 1/4 cup plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup drained whole kernel corn
  • olive oil spray for frying

• Topping

  • 1 large avocado, halved, stone removed and flesh coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon lime juice
  • 5-6 drops Tabasco sauce
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 100 gram cold smoked salmon slices
  • coriander leaves to garnish

method

• • 1

    Place the egg yolks in a bowl with the milk. Whisk to combine then gradually whisk in the buckwheat or wholemeal flour, plain flour, baking powder and salt until you have a smooth batter. Stir in the sweet corn. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

  • 2

    Beat the egg whites until they are stiff then fold them into the batter with a metal spoon.

  • 3

    Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil spray and heat over a medium heat. Spoon tablespoons of batter into the pan and cook the blini for one minute on each side, or until they are golden and cooked through. Place the cooked blini on kitchen towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining batter.

  • 4

    Place the avocado, lime juice and Tabasco sauce in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process for 1 minute, or until the mixture is smooth. Season to taste with the salt and pepper.

  • 5

    Top each blini with a teaspoonful of the avocado mixture. Place a small piece of the sliced smoked salmon on top. Garnish with coriander leaves.