Salmon & Spinach Blini Rolls

Name: Salmon & Spinach Blini Rolls
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Wheat flour — 36 g; Milk 2.5% — 84 ml; Eggs — 0.5 pcs; Salmon fillet — 78 g; Spinach (frozen) — 54 g; Cream cheese — 27 g; Hard cheese — 21 g; Sunflower oil — 4 ml; Salt — 1 g; Ground black pepper — 0.6 g

Baked blini rolls stuffed with smoked salmon, wilted spinach, and cream cheese. A tender, satisfying dish for dinner.

Time: 45 min
Serving: 559 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $3.11
Protein: 34 g

High protein

Ingredients

1 Wheat flour 36 g
2 Milk 2.5%pack 930 ml ≈ $0.88 84 ml
3 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.5 pcs
4 Salmon filletpack 400 g ≈ $10.50 78 g
5 Spinach (frozen)pack 400 g ≈ $1.90 54 g
6 Cream cheesepack 140 g ≈ $1.80 27 g
7 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 21 g
8 Sunflower oil 4 ml
9 Salt 1 g
10 Ground black pepper to taste

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Whisk together milk², egg, flour, and a pinch of salt until smooth and thin.
Cook 2–3 thin blini on a lightly greased skillet for 1 minute per side.
Cube the salmon⁴. Sauté the spinach⁵ in a pan for 4–5 minutes until thawed, then drain excess moisture.
Mix the spinach⁵, salmon⁴, cream⁶ cheese, salt, and pepper.
Spread the filling onto each blini, roll tightly, and arrange seam-side down in a baking dish.
Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake at 375°F (190°C) for about 15 minutes, until the salmon⁴ is opaque and the cheese melts.

Tips

Why it works: Cut the salmon into 1–1.5 cm cubes so it bakes evenly and doesn't stay raw inside the roll. If the pieces are bigger, the middle will be dry, and if smaller, the cheese won't melt.
Substitutions: Swap the frozen spinach for fresh (54 g), but squeeze out the water after blanching it for 1 minute in boiling water. Use chicken breast (78 g) cut into thin strips instead of salmon, but cut the baking time to 12 minutes.
Common mistakes: The rolls fall apart in the oven if the filling is too wet. Check it: if juice runs out when you place them in the dish, add 1 tablespoon of flour to the filling or squeeze the spinach harder.
Storing and reheating: Keep in the fridge for 2 days, tightly covered with cling film. Reheat in the microwave for 1–1.5 minutes at 600 W, covering with a plate. Don't freeze, the pancakes will turn soft.
Serve with: Serve with lemon juice and fresh cucumber sliced into rounds. It suits a festive table or a light dinner after work if you add a green salad with olive oil.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	559 kcal	28%
Protein	34 g	45%
Fat	32 g	46%
Carbs	32 g	12%
Per 100 g	168 kcal

Cost

≈ $3.11per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is salmon fillet.