Green Pancakes with Lime Butter
Serves 6
A stylish, unusual and very tasty brunch dish. Serve with poached eggs or sliced of grilled Halloumi cheese.
Ingredients #
For the lime butter: #
- 1 stick of butter
- Zest of one lime
- 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp finely minced cilantro
- 1/2 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 tsp chili flakes
For the pancakes: #
- 1/2 lb fresh spinach, washed and wilted over medium heat
- 3/4 cups self-rising flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2/3 cup milk
- 6 scallions, sliced thin
- 2 serrano (or 2 jalapeno) chiles, sliced very thin
- 1 egg white
- Olive oil for frying the pancakes
Instructions #
To make the lime butter. Put the butter in a medium bowl and beat it with a wooden spoon until it turns soft and creamy. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Tip onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a sausage shape. Twist the ends of the wrap to seal the flavored butter. Chill until firm.
Wilt the spinach in a pan with a splash of water. Drain in a sieve and, when cool, squeeze hard with your hands to remove as much moisture as possible. Roughly chop and put aside.
Put the flour, baking powder, whole egg, melted butter, salt, cumin and milk in a large mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the green onions, chiles and spinach and mix with a fork. Whisk the egg white to soft peaks and gently fold it into the batter.
Pour a small amount of olive oil into a heavy frying pan and place on medium-high heat. For each pancake, ladle 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan and press down gently. You should get smallish pancakes, about 3 inches in diameter and 3/8 inch thick. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side, or until you get a good golden-green color. Transfer to paper towels and keep warm. Continue making pancakes, adding oil to the pan as needed, until the batter is used up.
To serve, pile up three warm pancakes per person and place a slice of flavored butter on top to melt.