It's Monday! Brighten up your evening and start the week of right with a flavorful and elegant dinner featuring delicious green pea blini filled with tart goat cheese. This recipe uses simple ingredients that are readily available in your kitchen (plus, you get to finally use that big bag of frozen green peas!), and with a little easy assembly makes for a very sophisticated presentation.
You might be used to seeing the classic blini in a miniature format, topped with glistening caviar, but these versatile pancakes are the perfect vehicle for all types of food - especially if you make them bigger (and better!).
IT'S TIME TO GO GREEN, SWEET PEA: MAKING GREEN PEA BLINI
Typically made with buckwheat flour, our variation of the classic blini recipe features green peas, and is easy and fast to make. The peas give the batter a vibrant green color, a hue perfectly suited for an "almost-summer" night.
Juicy oven-roasted cherry tomatoes, mushrooms and chives go beautifully with the chèvre, but you can substitute with whatever filling you have available in your kitchen tonight.
Pair this green pea blini dish with a glass of chilled white wine, and suddenly Monday will start looking as good as Sunday!
Bonus Tip: If you're looking to recreate this recipe during the weekend for a party or gathering, and don't have a lot of time, you can buy ahead some pre-made blini and save yourself some steps.