Spinach crepes

Vibrantly green yet utterly delicious, these spinach pancakes are ideal as a post-workout supper. Plus, they pack in your 5-a-day!

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Serves: 4

Published: January 22, 2024 at 4:22 am

Level up your pancake repertoire with these Spinach crepes with mushrooms, chickpeas and harissa yoghurt.

Vibrantly green but they taste amazing, and pack in your 5-a-day, too. Try these post-workout; their anti-inflammatory properties, balance of protein and carbs as well as vitamins and minerals will replenish energy, help muscles recover and look after your immune system.

Top image credit: Dave Caudery

Ingredients

  • For the crepes
  • 50g buckwheat flour
  • 100g plain flour
  • 100g spinach leaves
  • 1 egg
  • 50ml natural yoghurt
  • 200ml milk
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch nutmeg
  • For the filling
  • 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 200g button mushrooms, quartered
  • 400g can chickpeas, drained
  • 10 baby tomatoes, halved
  • 2 knobs of butter and 1 tbsp oil to cook
  • To serve
  • 2 tbsps natural yoghurt
  • 2 tsps harissa

Methods

  • Step 1

    Mix all the crepe ingredients in a blender until smooth and green!

  • Step 2

    Make the filling: melt 1 knob of butter in a pan and gentry fry the onion for 2mins, until translucent. 

  • Step 3

    Add the mushrooms and a pinch of salt and cook for 3-4mins, stirring frequently. 

  • Step 4

    Stir in the chickpeas and the tomatoes, cook for 3mins.

  • Step 5

    Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add 1 knob of butter and a splash of oil. Move the pan around so that the butter covers the base. 

  • Step 6

    Lift off the heat, add a ladleful of batter and quickly swirl it around so a very thin layer covers the whole pan. Cook for 2-3mins.

  • Step 7

    Toss the pancake over and cook for 2mins on other side. Warning – the first pancake rarely works! Repeat until all the mixture is gone.

  • Step 8

    Transfer to a plate and spoon on some of the mushroom mixture. Add a dollop of yoghurt and a little harissa and roll up the pancake. Eat immediately!