Giant Buckwheat Blini Topped with Tuna Nicoise
By Morrisons
Published on 11 June 2020
Looking for a new way to cook up some buckwheat? Enjoy this savoury pancake recipe and tuck in!Time and servings
35 minsTotal time
15 minsPrep time
20 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 70 g of buckwheat flour
- 50 g of semi-skimmed milk
- 25 g of unsalted butter
- 100 g of reduced fat creme fraiche
- 4 g of dried, fast acting yeast
- 4 eggs, 2 separated into whites and yolks and 2 hard boiled
- 60 g of olives
- 50 g of green beans, blanched
- 1 tin of tuna,145g (Drained)
- 70 g of white flour, (Strong is best but plain will work too)
- 3 tsps of olive oil
- 0.5 tsp of salt
Method
Step 1
To make the blini, first warm the milk, being careful not to boil it.Step 2
Mix the flours and add the yeast and the creme fraiche, then stir in the milk and the egg yolks. Beat together well.Step 3
Warm the butter and add half of it to the mix, incorporating well (keep the other half to fry the pancake later).Step 4
Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold them in to the mixture.Step 5
Next, heat a frying pan and add the remaining butter, then add the batter and fry one side on a low heat for 3-4 minutes. When bubbles appear on the top and around the sides of the pan, flip it over and repeat on the other side. While that’s cooking, preheat the oven to 180C.Step 6
Turn the pancake out onto a tray and finish in the oven.Step 7
Mix all the ingredients together for the nicoise salad, and set aside until needed.Step 8
Place the pancake on a serving plate and top with the salad.