Smoked carrot blinis

by | Nov 19, 2024

From the latest Do Book, Do Smoke, written by Jen Goss & Scott Davis. It’s a modern guide to smoking and curing. There is something wonderful about smoking your own food. Done well, home smoked ingredients add a new dimension to even quite simple dishes; layers of smoke deepen the flavour and create a rich, warming taste. But it requires a delicate balance, if smoking your own feels like a little much, that’s what our Oak Smoked Water is for. 

Jen says “This is one of my favourite vegan recipes. I first tried smoked carrot as an alternative to smoked salmon at a family Christmas brunch and was blown away. Short version: get a carrot, peel it, blanch it and stick it in the smoker — a great option if you’re throwing a party. Fabulous on a blini or in a salad.

INGREDIENTS

 

Makes 36 small blinis

  • 6 carrots peeled, then shaved into strips using peeler and blanched
  • 150g cashew cheese or vegan cream cheese
  • capers, to taste
  • a small bunch of dill, finely chopped
  • 1 lemon, for squeezing
  • Pure Sea Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper, to taste

For the vegan blinis

  • 120g plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Pure Sea Salt
  • 200ml oat milk (or milk of your choice)
  • 2 tsp caster sugar (optional but helps blinis brown)
  • vegetable oil, for frying

 

METHOD

  1. Set up your cold smoker and smoke the carrot strips for 2 hours. If you don’t have a smoker, 2-3 drops of oak smoed water with the carrots will do it.

  2. To prepare the blinis, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and leave to rest for 30 minutes.

  3. Heat a frying pan with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil. Put 2 teaspoons of batter into the pan for each blini, and fry both sides for roughly 1–2 minutes until they are golden brown.

  4. Once the blinis have cooled, spread half a teaspoon of cashew cheese on top of each one. Top with some smoked carrot, a couple of capers and a few pieces of dill. Finish with a squeeze of lemon, a pinch of salt and a grind of black pepper.

Do Smoke by Jen Goss and Scott Davis is out now. Thanks to publishers The Do Book Company and Heather Birnie for her lovely photo. 

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