Delia Smith's ultimate Christmas dinner recipes: Blinis with smoked salmon and salmon caviar

By DELIA SMITH


Whet your guests' appetites with these prettiest of canapés.

Pretty festive: These blinis with smoked salmon taste as good as they look

Makes 16

INGREDIENTS
1 x 135g pack of 16 cocktail blinis
140g (5oz) sliced smoked salmon
2 rounded tablespoons crème fraîche
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 x 50g jar salmon caviar
A pinch of cayenne pepper
A few sprigs fresh dill

METHOD
Preheat the grill to high for 10 minutes. Melt the butter and brush the blinis lightly with butter on both sides, then arrange them on a baking tray.

When the grill's hot, place them about 10cm from the heat and time them for about 1½ minutes before flipping them over and giving them another 1½ minutes to get them a little more golden and slightly toasted.

While they're cooling, divide the smoked salmon into sixteen pieces. Then divide them between the blinis, folding them to fit neatly.

Place a spoonful of crème fraîche on top of the smoked salmon, then spoon the caviar on top of that, dividing it as evenly as you can.

Finish off with a dusting of cayenne on each one, along with a sprig of dill. if you are making these in advance, cover and chill and put the dill on just before serving.

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