My daughter has been asking me for quite a while when we can have the lox again. She's talking about the salmon in a jar we made last month. I thought the blini would be just the excuse to make the salmon again and it was. As usual, I took shortcuts, not out of laziness exactly, but more because of limited time. The salmon still turned out wonderfully. I coated it Tuesday night in the salt & sugar. It rested for the night and then in the morning I rinsed it and covered it with olive oil, peppercorns & coriander seed. I didn't have any onions (no onions in the house??!!) so didn't add any vegetables. In the morning is also when I mixed up the batter for the blini. I did cut the recipe in half because it seemed like an awful lot for just the three of us. I left it covered on the counter all day since it was a fairly cool day.
Wednesday after work I pick up the CSA order and this week we got daikon. Knowing we needed vegetables, I thought the daikon would lend the spiciness missing from the onions. I made daikon and carrot ribbons, mixed them with black pepper & lemon juice, and put them on top of mesclun. On the plate I added the sliced salmon and blini. I had my doubts that this would have enough taste and be satisfying, but it was really the salmon that brought it all together. I didn't have any creamy topping. It probably could have used it to round out the flavor, but we truly enjoyed the flavors and textures.
So the blini, which is the main focus of this meal, was very good. Again I didn't really do these properly because I didn't have the buckwheat flour and substituted whole wheat instead. These had great flavor and I will get the proper flour for the next time I make these. I may also make them as traditional pancakes because they were very flavorful, light and fluffy on the inside, and a bit crispy on the outside.
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I wasn't a member yet with the salmon in a jar, but I read such a good things about it, that I'm certainly going to try that one out as well. Maybe on my next batch of blini.
I was thinking that next time I want to make these I would make it with salmon in a jar! :) how perfectly it worked out for you! Trust me, they are probably the same deliciousness without the buckwheat flour. I used buttermilk and it came out richer tasting than intended I think, but so darn tasty!
Wow! The blini with the home-cured salmon sounds fantastic.
I chickened out and created a kitchen disaster for the salmon in a jar challenge, but people have said so many wonderful things about it, I'm tempted to try again. This seems like a natural fit for using that salmon. Glad it was a hit!
Creative thinking! Love the vegetable ribbons. :)
I'm glad you were able to put your salmon in a jar to good use this time around! I skipped that recipe, so I'll have to give it a whirl.
Oh, vegetable ribbons - like the thought of that. I love to see how everyone adapts to what they have.
(I live in fear of onion outages in my house - my kids laugh at my onion stockpile somedays...)
You are an adventurous woman, making the blini and the smoked salmon! My biggest adventure was the trip to buy the buckwheat flour!
I so agree with Cher. I admire your adaptability, using what you had instead of making a last-minute run to the store. Nice idea to make the salmon in the jar. I considered doing that, but my husband was in the mood to make gravlax (similar yet different) so I went with that. Togetherness and harmony in the kitchen :)
It's amazing how easy the salmon is to make and how good too. My husband ended up giving the leftovers to my daughter the next day and I was horrified, expecting her to be overcome with all sorts of terrible ailments, but alas, she was fine! So apparently you don't have to eat it all at once.
Ei, what's your kitchen disaster? I'm so curious now.
Cher, I'm scared to tell you how long I've been out of onions. Now if it were garlic...
Betsy, harmony is, of course, the most important!
Sarah? you're too funny.
Thank you for the comments, everyone. It's great to compare all of our adventures.
I love what you served with this. The salmon in a jar must have been perfect for this. I've also thought that this blini recipe would work well for pancakes, too. I really loved the flavour of the buckwheat, so definitely try it next time.
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