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Diana @The House of Dee

Salmon Roe and Beets Appetizer Cakes

A unique way to have a lunch sandwich or to celebrate with a special appetizer. Snack cakes are all the rage!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 5
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: International, Russian/Ukrainian

Ingredients
  

  • Bread slices - 15 use gluten free bread
  • Cucumbers sliced - 1
  • Chevre goat cheese plain or herb variety - 10 oz
  • Sour cream - 3 Tbsps
  • Beets medium - 2
  • Eggs large - 3
  • Figs dried - 3
  • Chives chopped - 2 Tbsps + more for decorating
  • Almonds ground - 2 Tbsps
  • Garlic powder - 2 tsps.
  • Seasoning blend - 1 tsp
  • Salmon roe - 6 oz
  • Radishes - 5
  • Cherry tomatoes - 5
  • Fresh herbs salt, pepper - as needed

Method
 

  1. Boil or bake beets (skin intact) until soft and a knife runs through. Cool off and peel.
  2. Make hard-boiled eggs, cool and peel, grate or chop into small pieces, combine with chopped chives and some salt and pepper.
  3. In a food processor, combine cut beets, goat cheese, sour cream,figs, nuts, garlic powder, spices and seasoning, pulse until the mixture is smooth (taste and add the seasoning if necessary).
  4. Cut out bread slices and arrange on a large baking sheet or other surface.
  5. Spread some beet frosting on the bottom and middle layers slices.
  6. Add eggs to the bottom layer, salmon roe to the middle layer and cucumbers to the top layer.
  7. Stack layers together to make the cakes.
  8. Frost each cake with beet frosting.
  9. Decorate with radishes, tomatoes, chives and fresh herbs.

Notes

Use non-dairy cream cheese instead of goat cheese to make it dairy free. Substitute eggs and salmon roe for additional raw or cooked vegetables to make it vegan/vegetarian.