Step up from the usual cracker appetizers with these savory pancakes. Pancake Tuesday is coming up, and those savoury pancakes are all you need to complete your dinner.
Not only is Pancake Tuesday but it is also St Valentine, definitely a week of celebrations.
To combine the two I decided to make savory pancakes and get a dinner out of it.
Savory Pancakes, called Blinis, are very common here in France and you can buy them already made.
They are thick and small, very similar to the American pancakes.
In fact, I use the same recipe.
Make small bite-size savory pancakes and garnished them with these different toppings.
You will have a gorgeous and delicious assortment to serve as starters at a dinner party.
Savory Pancakes To Serve At A Dinner Party
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Step up from the usuals cracker appetizers with these 4 savory pancake ideas for dinner parties. You can also make Blinis with Smoked Salmon or any other seafood. Make regular sizes for small parties and bite-size pancake for larger parties.
Appetizer
French
- 200
gr
flour
type 00 optional Pain multi-céréales - 300
ml
milk - 1
egg - 2
tbsp
melted butter - 1/2
package
Baking Powder 1 tsp - 1
pinch
salt - 2
tbsp
light oil for griddle
(safflower or canola oil)
- 1
egg yolk - 1
tsp
Dijon mustard - 150
ml
vegetable oil - 2
tsp
lemon juice or white vinegar - salt and pepper
- 4
onions - 1
tbsp
butter - 1
tbsp
olive oil - 2
tsp
sugar - 1
tsp
vinegar - 1
tsp
salt
- 30
gr
pate de Foie gras
- 1
beetroot - 30
gr
feta cheese - 10
leaves
rucola - 1
tbsp
extra virgin olive oil
- 3
anchovies - 1
baby lettuce - 1
tbsp
Parmesan flakes
- 4
slices
'Nduja or chorizo - 1/2
cucumber
- Blend all the ingredients with an electric blender.
- Put a heavy-based frying pan or an iron griddle over high/medium heat and wait until it is warm before cooking the pancakes
- Pour the oil into a small cup and with the use of a brush grease lightly the pan
Pour the batter over the hot griddle making pancakes with 10 or 5 cm in diameter depending on your needs.
- Once you see bubbles appearing through the batter, turn the pancakes on the other side.
- When the pancakes are done and you removed them from the pan, brush the pan with oil again before pouring more pancakes to cook
- All ingredients should be at room temperature
- In a bowl whisk the egg with salt, pepper and the mustard.
- Very slowly add the vegetable oil, in a thin but continuous flow.
- Add the lemon juice or the vinegar at the end
- Keep in the fridge for 3 to 4 days
- Cut the onions into vertical slices, and fry them at medium heat with butter and olive oil
Once they become translucent lower the heat, add the salt, sugar and vinegar and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring from time to time
You can now start assembling the pancakes
On each pancake lay a tbsp of caramelized onion and a slice of pate on top. Season with pepper
Cut the beetroot into thin slices and lay on the pancake
Crumble some feta cheese and cover with 2 rucola leaves. Season with olive oil and salt
Cut the lettuce in julienne and mix with 2 tbsp of mayonnaise
Lay it on the pancakes top them with half filet of anchovies and sprinkles some parmesan flakes
Peel and cut the cucumber into thin slices and create a layer on top of the pancake
Top it with a slice of 'Nduja or chorizo. You don't need to season it as the 'Nduja is already very spicy
Find here the recipe: Blinis with Smoked Salmon
For the pancakes only
Calories 152 calories per serving
Fat 5 gr per serving
Carbohydrates 21 gr per serving
Proteins 6 gr per serving
Sugar 4 gr per serving
Sodium 390 mg per serving
Nutritional information is provided for general purpose only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely.
Savory pancakes make fantastic appetizers! These all looks so good too – love the plating! 😉
Thank you Catherine
These all look so delicious, I can’t decide which I would eat first! I am partial to smoked salmon though! What a lovely group of appetizers for dinner!
Thank you Beth, they were gone in a flash. You know !!
Savory pancakes are favorite to my family. You did awesome job by explaining and showing step by step pictures.
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed
Love the idea of savory pancakes, especially with the beetroot feta cheese!
thank you. Oh, yes beetroot and feta cheese are great together especially if drizzled with some good extra virgin olive oil
I love all of these cute appetizer ideas!
Thank you Sandi
Here in Hungary pancakes are typically dessert fodder and very similar to what us Brits know as pancakes but stuffed with all sorts of ‘stuff’… These are definitely more my kinda food, savoury works much better for me, thanks for the heads up on pancake day too, I usually only find out about it when my British friends post about it on the day on FB.
Ah, ah, ah, that is because you don’t have children who make you feel guilty because you forgot. I learned my lesson. I use to have sweet when I was in UK as well. Savory is more my style as well.
What a great idea for a dinner party. There are some really delicious and unique topping ideas here too.
Thank you, we enjoyed each one of them
wow, these look like very sophisticated toppings. I never understand those who just do sweet pancakes – i’d love to try the anchovy ones…
Thank you, I am more for the savory as well
I love the thought of savory pancakes! My grandmother used to make them both ways! I love all the fixings you have on your pancakes and I bet this was a delicious meal!
I wish I had met your grandma. I love her stories
These are some exceptional party recipes and ideas which I can’t wait to try, Laura. I especially loved the Blinis with ‘Nduja and Cucumber serve. 🙂
Thnks, I am glad you like ‘Nduja. Not many people are familiar with it