Ingredients for - Beetroot blinis with smoked salmon

1. 1 cooked beetroot
2. 170g pot Greek yogurt
3. 2 eggs
4. ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
5. 140g self-raising flour
6. cream cheese , to serve
7. smoked salmon trimmings, to serve
8. sprigs of dill , to serve

How to cook deliciously - Beetroot blinis with smoked salmon

1 . Stage

To make the blini batter, blend the cooked beetroot and Greek yogurt with a stick blender until smooth. Whisk in the eggs, bicarbonate of soda and self-raising flour.

2 . Stage

Drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture into a hot non-stick pan. Turn over when small bubbles start to form on the surface of each, then cook for about 30 secs and transfer to a wire rack. Repeat until all the batter is used up. Can be made a day ahead and kept in an airtight container.

3 . Stage

Spread each blini with a little cream cheese and season with salt and black pepper. Top with smoked salmon trimmings and sprigs of dill.