Hearty herb zucchini pancakes with Speck Alto Adige - recipe

Course: starter
Style: modern
Level of difficulty: easy Plaited breadsticks with spelt and nut flour and Speck Alto Adige
Preparation time: 45 min.
Created by: Denise Schuster

     

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  Hearty herb zucchini pancakes with Speck Alto Adige



½ small zucchini
75 g buckwheat flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
75 g yogurt
15 g mixed herbs (dill, chives, parsley)
½ tbsp linseed
6 slices Speck Alto Adige PGI
Salt, pepper
Oil for baking
Serve with yoghurt and fresh herbs

1 small zucchini
150 g buckwheat flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
150 g yogurt
30 g mixed herbs (dill, chives, parsley)
1 tbsp linseed
12 slices Speck Alto Adige PGI
Salt, pepper
Oil for baking
Serve with yoghurt and fresh herbs

2 small zucchini
300 g buckwheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 eggs
300 g yogurt
60 g mixed herbs (dill, chives, parsley)
2 tbsp linseed
24 slices Speck Alto Adige PGI
Salt, pepper
Oil for baking
Serve with yoghurt and fresh herbs

 

Preparation

Wash the zucchini and grate coarsely. Thoroughly squeeze out in a kitchen towel until the zucchini is very dry.
Mix the buckwheat flour with the baking powder and the baking soda. Place the grated zucchini, eggs and yoghurt in a mixing bowl and mix loosely. Finely chop the herbs. Fold linseed and herbs into the dough.
Heat a coated frying pan with a little oil. Pour about 2 tbsp. of dough per pancake into the frying pan and brown without overcooking.
To serve, mix some yoghurt with herbs, salt and pepper. Pour one tablespoon of this mixture onto the pancakes and cover each with three slices of Speck Alto Adige. A crunchy salad of diced radishes and cucumbers is the ideal side dish.

 

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