Ingredients
4 ready-made blinis
For the hollandaise
2 free-range egg yolks
½ lemon, juice only
½ tsp white wine vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
250g/9oz butter, melted in a pan
50ml/2fl oz double cream
50ml/2fl oz hot water
For the salad
1 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
100g/3½oz baby fennel cut in half
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Place the blinis on a baking tray and bake for eight minutes in the oven.
3. To make the hollandaise, place the egg yolks, lemon juice and vinegar in a food processor. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and blend together.
4. Very slowly add the melted butter while blending continuously.
5. Slowly add the cream then the hot water in the same way.
6. To make the salad, in a bowl mix together the oil, garlic, chilli and fennel, then season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
7. Heat a griddle pan until smoking then chargrill the fennel for two minutes on each side.
8. Serve the blinis in the middle of a warm plate. Place the chargrilled fennel on top and spoon some of the hollandaise around.
