SMOKED SALMON AND OLIVE BLINI

Smoked Salmon and Olive Blini image

Provided by Sandra Lee

Time 30m

Yield 32 blini

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup buckwheat pancake and waffle mix
1 cup whole milk
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Nonstick vegetable cooking spray
6 ounces sliced smoked salmon or lox
3/4 cup kalamata olive spread
3/4 cup light sour cream
Fresh dill, chopped, for garnish
Chopped ripe black olives, for garnish

Steps:

In a medium bowl, combine pancake mix, milk, egg, and oil until just blended. Set aside. Spray griddle with nonstick spray. Heat griddle over medium-low heat. Spoon several 1- tablespoon dollops of batter onto griddle. Cook for 2 minutes, or until bubbles appear around the edges, and then flip each blini over and cook for 1 more minute. Set aside.
Cut salmon or lox into 32 equal-size pieces. Place blini on a platter. Spread each blini with 1 tablespoon olive spread. Top with a piece of smoked salmon and then with 1 teaspoon sour cream. Sprinkle with dill and chopped black olives.