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15 minutes

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New panzanella with halloumi, exotic tomatoes, crushed peas and chunky garlic ciabatta

25 minutes

Green quinoa pancake Mexican bowl

Serves 1

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 cup quinoa

For the pancakes:

120 g flour
1 – 1 ½ cups water
salt salt, a pinch
2 free-range eggs
200 g baby spinach, blanched
30 g mint, chopped and blanched

To serve:

cucumber
tomatoes dressed in red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil
avocado, sliced
mango, diced
black beans
pink pickled onions
turmeric root, grated

Method

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Cook the desired amount of quinoa until tender, then drain.

For the pancakes, whisk together 120 g flour 1 – 1 ½ cups water, a pinch of salt, 2 free range eggs.

Add the batter to a blender and blend with chopped and blanched 200 g baby spinach, 30 g chopped and blanched mint. Blend until smooth.

Drain through a sieve and discard solids. Fry the pancakes over a medium to low heat in a greased, non-stick pan.

As you ladle in batter, sprinkle over cooked quinoa. Flip when ready.

To assemble: serve the pancakes in bowls with (to taste), chopped cucumber, tomatoes dressed in red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, sliced ripe avocado, diced mango, black beans, pink pickled onions, freshly grated turmeric root, sprinkle with more quinoa to serve.

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