Favorite dish - pancakes with salmon and not only

Probably, there is no such person on earth who does not like pancakes. Why on earth? Because this dish is known in the kitchens of almost all countries of the world. Of course, everywhere they are cooked and eat differently, but the essence of this does not change. In Russia pancakes appeared in the 9th century, they were brought by the Varangians. Until now, in the Scandinavian countries, pancakes are almost a national treasure. However, in Russia pancakes took root to such an extent that now we can give odds to any Scandinavian, and no one dares to say that pancakes are not Russian cuisine. Russian pancakes are always deliciously tasty, festive and very home-like.

Of course, the filling for pancakes, in fact, can be anything: it's minced meat, fried with onions, and cottage cheese, and mushrooms, but especially love pancakes with salmon. Whichever way they are cooked, it will always be very tasty, exquisite and, at the same time, simple. It takes very little time to prepare this dish. Here, for example, such pancakes with salmon and cottage cheese. To make five pancakes, mix well with whisk or beat: 1 egg, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 200 g flour, add sugar and salt to taste, and pour in some low-fat milk. Add it until the dough acquires a semi-liquid consistency and does not start off easily enough from a spoon. If desired, the dough can be added finely chopped fresh dill.

Next in a skillet, greased with fried, five pancakes are fried. When the pancakes will cool down, spread them with cheese, put pieces of salmon on top (you can take slightly salted trout). Pancake stuffed with a roll and cut. Slicing beautifully put on a dish. From the top, each piece can be decorated with red caviar or sour cream. A little bit of advice: before chopping pancakes with salmon and cheese, keep them for 2-3 hours in the fridge so that they do not turn around.

If you want hot pancakes, stuffing can be done and a little differently: rubbed through a sieve cottage cheese (150-200 g) mix with finely chopped dill and juice half a lemon. This mixture put a strip on a hot pancake, put the pieces of fish on top and wrap it in a tube.

If you do not want to mess with the test, pancakes with salmon can be replaced with tartlets. These baskets are usually sold already ready, so all you need is to buy them in the required quantity and just fill it with stuffing. Tartlets with salmon are prepared very quickly. 20-30 pieces of ready tartlets from puff pastry will require 100 g of salmon, a bit of soft cheese, chopped dill and 50 g of red caviar. Spread the pieces of cheese on the bottom of the tartlets, put the slices of salmon on top, decorate with red caviar, lightly sprinkle with dill and ... serve.

As an option, you can cut salmon fillets into small pieces and, giving them a rosette shape, put in a tartlet. Decorate with a piece of butter and a sprig of green.

An excellent and original decoration of the table can be a canapé with salmon. This light snack is prepared as follows: for 7 slices of white bread, you need 50 g of cream cheese, one medium-sized cucumber and 150 g of salmon. Cut fish into small thin strips, cucumbers into circles. From the pieces of bread, also cut small circles and fry them a little in butter or in a toaster. Grate bread loaves with cheese and put a piece of cucumber on top. Slices of salmon also cover with a small amount of cheese, roll them into rolls and put them on billets from bread and cucumber. Canape with salmon is ready. For convenience, you can stick a skewer in each canapé.

These absolutely simple dishes can not be spoiled. They are prepared quickly, and a variety is provided for your festive table. It is impossible not to agree that salmon and red caviar are not the products that we are used to eating daily and in large quantities, but when the soul asks, even requires a holiday, why not treat yourself and your loved ones with something like that?