How to Make Eggplant Pancakes for Breakfast

Eggplant Pancakes Recipe

This is the season to get some great-tasting eggplant. Hit up the farmers’ market often. Then use your eggplant which has the phytonutrient nasunin, which protects our cell membranes from free radical damage, in these wheat-free pancakes. Try out this simple, delicious recipe.

Eggplant Pancakes Ingredients

1 large eggplant
2 tablespoons olive oil, and more for cooking pancakes
1 cup coconut milk
2 eggs
¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
¾ cup garbanzo bean flour
½ cup oat flour
2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon za’atar
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Ingredients

1 28-ounce jar roasted red bell peppers, or roast 2 large red peppers in the oven, peel and deseed
¼ cup fresh oregano, chopped
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 375℉. Slice eggplant in half and brush with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Place on a baking sheet and roast until tender, about 30 minutes.
Scoop out eggplant flesh and chop. In a large bowl, combine eggplant with coconut milk, eggs, and basil.
In a small bowl, combine garbanzo flour, oat flour, nutritional yeast, baking soda, baking powder, garlic powder, za’atar, salt, and pepper.
Stir dry ingredients into wet until well combined.
Heat a large skillet. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Pour 1/3 cup of batter onto skillet. When the pancake has small bubbles on the surface flip to cook another side, about 2-3 minutes per side. A griddle works as well. Read more about the best pancake griddle.
To make the sauce: Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Serve at room temperature or warmed over pancakes.

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FreshBalanceNutrition.com helps you to enjoy whole foods to reach a healthy weight, avoid disease, and feel balanced. Jennifer Cohen Katz is a registered dietitian/ nutritionist that lives the same active, healthy lifestyle she recommends to clients. Her knowledge and passion encompass integrative and functional nutrition, sports nutrition, and whole foods cooking.

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