Veggie Pancakes and Dipping Sauce

Veggie Pancakes

 Many cultures make a version of these savory pancakes, with seasonal variations always at play.

In a large mixing bowl add:

• 8 cups of zucchini --julienned or heavy shred, seeds and centers removed. Mix with ½ tsp salt and sweat in a colander for ½ hour or more to remove moisture.
• 2 cups of carrots-diced
• 1/2 onion finely minced
• You can even add a cup of ribbon cut greens for color
• 8 eggs
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 1 cup of flour (try using garbanzo bean flour found in Indian grocery stores)
• 1-2 tsp sea salt & pepper to taste

Option to add Cabbage:

• Add 3-4 cups of finely shredded or chopped cabbage.  Slice the cabbage very thin.
• Place in a colander with a pinch of salt
• Massage the salt and cabbage together.
•  Allow the liquid to drain out of the cabbage for at least 30 min.
• No need to rinse off the salt.

Instructions:

•  Gently stir together all ingredients until blended-don’t over mix.
• Add more eggs if the mixture looks too dry after mixing the sweated veggies and flour.
•  The mixture may get a bit too watery over time due to continued sweating of the vegetables.  In that case, add a bit more flour as you go if required.
• On a preheated griddle or frying pan, over medium-low heat, with melted butter:

Ready to turn after 5 minutes on the first side.

• • Spoon enough batter to make 5 inch pancakes
    

    Spoon into buttered skillet over low heat.

  • Cook first side for 5 minutes
  • Lift pancake and insert a tsp of butter under each pancake and turn over on top of the butter.
  • Cook another 5 minutes.

5 minutes on side two and they're ready.

Or, try cooking these in your waffle iron. Maybe add some butter to the batter to promote that lovely butter, crisp edge you get in the skillet.

These make a very festive summer supper and kids will enjoy helping with the preparation and the eating! (yes, they WILL) Take your skillet and a burner out to the picnic table and enjoy your meal as the cooking pancakes  set the cadence for the summer evening.

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