Savory pancakes

A few weeks ago I had a DIY brunch with two of my favorite ladies, Celia and Kristina. We had roasted carrots, caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms and... chickpea "pancakes." THE BEST! First off, let me say how wonderful and refreshing it is every time I get together with my girlfriends for a meal, especially homemade. It is so therapeutic to chat and catch up over delicious food that you cooked together. Celia spent time in France not too long ago, and brought back this wonderful, easy treat to make. The best part is that it's SUPER easy! I'm not even going to include a recipe because there really wasn't any measuring, I'll just tell you what I did. I have never been much of a pancake person because I'm so much more a fan of the savory breakfast foods, so this was perfect for me!

The pancakes are just equal parts chickpea flour and water. I added a dash of salt. I used 3/4 cups of flour and it made 6 small pancakes. I ate 3 of them and that was a perfect breakfast.

All you do is whisk the flour and water together and then let it sit for a few minutes (I'm not sure how important this is, but this is what Celia instructed me to do. I just let it sit while I cooked the veggies so it was probably 10 min or so). I used a tiny pan and cooked them one at a time, but if you have a skillet or a large pan you could definitely cook more at the same time. Use a high-heat oil (I used sunflower) to oil the pan (spray oil would be ideal here, but I didn't have any) and pour a bit of the batter into the pan. The pancakes I made were small and thin so they cooked quickly, just check to see if the bottom is browning and flip! Easy as pie (easier!).

As for what you put on top... go wild! For non-vegans I think you could sweeten it up with whip cream and fresh berries. I think green onions and goat cheese or cream cheese would be awesome with these pancakes as well. I chose to saute whatever veggies I had in the fridge, which were: portabello mushroom, a tiny bit of asparagus, and onion. I cooked those up with some oil, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and there you have it. It was the perfect easy breakfast! You really should try these babies.