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Pancake

Feta, roasted red pepper and pine nut pancakes

Impress lunch or brunch guests with this posh savoury pancake recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 50g/1¾oz plain flour
  • pinch salt
  • 100ml/3½fl oz milk
  • knob of butter, for frying
  • handful rocket leaves
  • 30g/1oz roasted red pepper from a jar, drained and cut into strips
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 50g/1¾oz feta, crumbled
  • 30g/1oz pine nuts, toasted
  • handful flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

  • To make the pancake batter, place the eggs, flour and salt into a bowl and beat together with a whisk. Pour in the milk and whisk again until smooth.
  • Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Pour in a ladle of pancake batter and cook for 1–2 minutes. Flip over and cook for another 1–2 minutes. Repeat to cook the second pancake.
  • For the topping, scatter a few rocket leaves over each pancake. Top with the red pepper, onion, feta and pine nuts, then the parsley.
  • Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and squeeze over lemon juice. Roll up to serve.