Thursday, 16 January 2014

Wild Canapés: Sussex Crab Blinis



Sussex Crab Blinis with Sorrel, Three Cornered Leek and Hairy Bittercress

This is a great foraged version of a classic canapé using three-cornered leek in place of spring onion and sorrel is used to replicate the tart flavour of lemon. Hairy bittercress isn’t essential, but certainly makes it look fancy, which is I guess one of the main aims of a canapé. If you’d like to learn how to identify the plants required in this recipe, get in contact and I can point you in the direction of some kick ass wild food courses.


Makes 20 canapés

Ingredients:

20 blinis
1 dressed crab
1 tbsp of mayonnaise
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
2 floret of hairy bittercress
15 three cornered leek leaves
10 sorrel leaves
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper


Recipe:

Wash all your foraged ingredients well with cold water. Finely chop the three-cornered leek and sorrel.  In a bowl, combine the dressed crab, mayo, Dijon, three-cornered leek and sorrel.  Gently stir to combine, trying to keep the crab as chunky as possible.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Ready made blinis usually go into the oven for 5 minutes at gas mark 5.  Once cooked, remove from oven and on to a plate.  Add a small dollop of the mixture to each blini and add one frond of hairy bittercress to garnish.

Serve

ENJOY!


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