Matcha pancakes and mango salad

An absolute must for Shrove Tuesday, children’s snacks or for anyone with a sweet tooth – there are so many pancake variations. How about adding a dash of matcha to the batter for its vibrant colour and refreshing vegetal flavour? Served with a mango with mint side salad, they make an original brunch or snack, full of vitamins and exotic flavours!

Matcha pancakes and mango salad, the recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients for about 10 pancakes:

• 150g of flour
• 2 teaspoons of Jardins de Gaïa Matcha Cooking
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 350ml of milk (or a little more if the batter is too thick)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 30g of melted butter

Ingredients for the fruit salad:

• A ripe mango
• A lime
• Fresh mint leaves according to taste
• 1 tbsp maple sirop

To decorate the pancakes to look like rabbits (optional) :

• Bananas cut into slices lengthways
• Grated coconut

The recipe:

Cut the mango into small cubes and mix with the finely chopped mint leaves in a salad bowl. Squeeze the lime and stir the juice into the mixture together with the tablespoon of maple syrup. Leave to rest for half an hour in a cool place.

To make the pancake batter, combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the milk, butter and egg. Add this to the dry ingredients and beat everything vigorously with a whisk to obtain a smooth paste. Don’t beat for too long so that the pancakes are fluffy. (It’s ok if there are a few lumps in the batter…)

Cook at a moderate temperature to ensure the pancakes do not brown and retain their beautiful green colour, typical of matcha.  Place a little butter in a preheated pan. Pour in a small small portion of batter and cook gently. When small bubbles form on top of the batter, flip the pancake and cook gently for a few more minutes.

Now it’s ready to eat!

Which teas go well with pancakes?

To resonate with the vegetal notes of the matcha, you can serve a delicate and velvety Sencha Premium. If you prefer a contrast, a citrus tea such as Green pep’s (citrus green tea – sea buckthorn) or a caffeine-free Mellow Africa mandarin rooibos will bring a light and invigorating touch.

Pancake rabbits to delight the children!

For a delicious and decorative touch for the  whole family and to get the children to eat some fruit, you can make cute green rabbits with a side salad of mango and mint.

Prepare five small pancakes for the rabbits’ heads and five medium ones for their bodies. Keep pancakes warm in the oven until ready to serve.

Place a large and a small pancake on each plate, to give the silhouette of the rabbit as shown in the photo. Decorate each small pancake with two slices of banana to make ears and sprinkle shredded coconut in a small heap on the base of the large pancake to form a tail. Serve the bunnies with cups of mango mint salad.

They’re ready to eat, hurry up before the rabbits run away… 😉