Sunday, March 18, 2012

Sunday Breakfast



Sunday breakfast


While a traditional weekday breakfast in our home is porridge of rolled rye and barley served with blueberries, for our weekends I usually treat my men with something different. I never know what it's going to be until I have my lazy Sunday morning cup of tea with a few pages of the book I am reading. Those are my 15-20 minutes of peaceful time while everyone is still asleep. This morning was no exception either.  
Then, I started making a batch of vegetable stock for a week. I prepared carrots, peppers, celery, onions, garlic, and zucchinis to go in the oven. Then I looked at the baking pan before sending it to the oven a breakfast idea "hit" me: pancakes! But not your usual pancakes with buttermilk and syrup. I wanted something with spicy kick in it, and some vegetables. So... chickpea-zucchini pancakes with a spicy parsley-garlic sauce... to wake up all the senses!


Chickpea-zucchini pancakes with a spicy parsley-garlic sauce


Ingredients:

  • 4 zucchinis, shredded
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 hipping tablespoons chickpea flour
  • 1 tablespoon amaranth
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dry dill
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Shredded zucchini
Batter
Pancakes
Mix all the ingredients together to form a batter and let it rest for about 15 minutes. Preheat non-stick skillet, add a few drops of oil, and spoon butter to form small pancakes. Cook about 1 minute, and flip it on the other side. The color should be golden-brown. If it's too dark, turn the heat to a medium high or even a medium. Taste the first pancake for the seasoning, and adjust, if needed, to your taste.


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Handful of parsley ...
and the other ingredients for the sauce
Spicy parsley-garlic sauce (dressing):

  • 1 handful parsley
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp sour cream (or plain yogurt)
  • juice from one lemon
  • 1 generous tbsp shredded Pecorino Romano cheese

Whiz it the ingredients in a blender or a food processor to a creamy consistency and serve.




Parsley-garlic sauce is a perfect dressing for any vegetables
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Spice up your day!


What was your breakfast today?

Until next time,
Cowboy Country Vegetarian

17 comments:

  1. These pancakes look great. I hoping to grow some courgettes this year, so this recipe may make it onto my plate.

    My breakfast this morning by the way was toast with mushrooms.

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  2. Oh, I love this idea....zucchini pancakes sound like my kind of breakfast :)

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  3. I love that they are gluten free too! I have been into savory breakfasts recently, but this morning breakfast was yogurt - my typical workday breakfast!

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  4. I feel really unhealthy now I had a fried egg sandwich, and dorest cereal with banana apple and yogurt. However i did do a 9 mile walk today spend 1 hour in the garden so I worked it off I figure! :)

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  5. hahahahahahaha. My dear friend Marina, and I thought I was the only one who makes strange culinary inventions, but you beat me by far. this breakfast of yours is a breakfast of champions. bravo!!!, I loved it from start to finish.

    My breakfast is not less rare than yours, but as I said before you beat me. I prepare a sweet omelet with papaya and green apple. How about that?

    Hugs my friend

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  6. Hi Marina, I see myself cooking that breakfast. The parsley garlic sauce sounds interesting with these pancakes. How did you like amaranth flour and chickpeas flour?

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  7. delicious breakfast colourful
    like zucchini fritters

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  8. What a great idea making a savoury pancake! :D I like the sound of the sauce too in place of a syrup or jam :)

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  9. Oh yum. I much prefer a savoury breakfast. I don't have much of a sweet tooth. The sauce looks good too.

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  10. Marina the pancakes look yum, but for me stealing the show is the spicy parsley and garlic sauce...that looks so delish and I love the pale green colour...perfect!

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  11. Usually my breakfast consists of coffee (in massive amounts), and, if I'm lucky, cereal. I would love to be able to start off my day with these pancakes! The parsley garlic sauce looks amazing!!

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  12. Love everything you are offering! this is one perfect breakfast; very creative pancakes.
    Rita

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  13. wow I want to come to your house for breakfast

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  14. Oh, spicy parsley garlic sauce sounds AWESOME! Um. I had a banana and toast with meyer lemon curd for breakfast. And coffee. Simple but tasty :D

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  15. This looks delicious and it's certainly nutritious. What a nice change from the usual breakfast routine! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  16. Thats it. I am going to make that spicy parsley garlic sauce and surprise my wife :-)

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  17. This is a very good recipe and the presentation is excellent. Well done you!

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Your warm comments put a smile on my heart.