Pea Protein Pancakes with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Nutritious and delicious savoury green pancakes. These pea protein pancakes include matcha for flavour, colour and extra goodness. Serve with roasted vegetables and a spicy crunchy peanut sauce for a glorious contrast of colours, flavours and textures. They’ re vegan, gluten free and most importantly, tasty.
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Pancakes are always a treat, but I have a particularly soft spot for savoury pancakes. My dinner time treat, when I was a child, was wholemeal pancakes with cheese sauce – utter bliss.
Pea Protein Powder
I’ve been a fan of Indigo Herbs now for some time. They’re an online independent retailer based in Glastonbury who provide high quality nutritious ingredients, most of which are organic. I’ve used lots of their products over the years, but I’d never tried pea protein powder – until now.
The powder is not, as you might expect, green. It’s a sort of orange colour; it’s made from organic yellow peas and is a favourite with athletes as it has a high concentration of branched-chain amino acids. I’m not renowned for my athleticism, so maybe this is the mystery ingredient that will get me sprinting to the allotment to harvest the first flush of spring greens.
It also appealed to me as its high antioxidant level is said to help with memory and concentration. Or have I already said that?
Pea Protein Pancakes with Matcha and Peanut Sauce
Pancake Day is fast approaching and I’ve been thinking of little else since the 1st of February. I can’t help it, I get excited by pancakes. Pea flour, I reckoned, would make some tasty and nutritious pancakes, but I wanted them to be green. I love the colour of these kale pancakes and it just seems as thought peas work better if they are green.
Cue matcha powder. I adore the flavour and colour of Japanese matcha green tea, both as a drink and in baking. It too is loaded with antioxidants and it’s said to be super healthy. This one from Indigo Herbs is particularly fine as it’s the highest ceremonial grade and is also organic. Green is for go!
I mixed some wholemeal gluten free flour and pea powder as the base for the pea protein pancakes. It was then just a case of whisking in the matcha, some chia seeds to help with binding, salt, pepper and gluten free baking powder, then combining with water. I used a little coconut oil for frying, but the pancakes were mostly fat free.
The resulting pea protein pancakes are not only green, but delicious too. They have an umami tone and a slight note of bitterness which makes them perfect vehicles for a variety of savoury accompaniments. I went with sweet roasted vegetables and a spicy hot crunchy peanut sauce which created a glorious contrast of colours, flavours and textures.
Other Savoury Pancake Recipes You Might Like
- Bánh-xèo: Vietnamese crispy pancakes
- Courgette & chickpea pancakes
- Kefir kale pancakes
- Leek & mushroom pancakes
- Lentil pancake wraps
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Pea Protein Pancakes with a Spicy Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
Pancakes
- 110 g gluten free flour or buckwheat
- 40 g pea protein flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp matcha green tea powder
- 2 tsp chia seeds
- ¼ tsp sea salt I use himalayan pink rock salt
- good grinding of black pepper
- 300 ml water
- 1 tsp coconut oil for frying
Spicy Peanut Sauce
- 1 tsp peanut oil or coconut oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- ¼ hot red chilli finely chopped
- 1 cm root ginger finely chopped
- 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
- 150 ml water
- ½ tsp tamari (affiliate link)
Instructions
Pancakes
- Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Then stir in the chia seeds.110 g gluten free flour, 40 g pea protein flour, 1½ tsp baking powder, 2 tsp matcha green tea powder, 2 tsp chia seeds, ¼ tsp sea salt, good grinding of black pepper
- Make a well in the middle and whisk in the water. Allow to stand for ten minutes, whilst you make the peanut sauce.300 ml water
- Heat a little of the coconut oil over a moderate heat in a large non-stick frying pan.1 tsp coconut oil for frying
- Drop spoonfuls of the batter onto the pan. Cook until a few bubbles have risen to the surface (about 3 mins), then turn and cook the other side for a further 3 minutes.
- Repeat until all the batter is used up. I made ten.
Spicy Peanut Sauce
- In a small pan, gently fry the onion, garlic, chilli and ginger in the oil for a few minutes until everything has softened.1 tsp peanut oil, 1 small onion, 1 clove garlic, ¼ hot red chilli, 1 cm root ginger
- Stir in the peanut butter, then add the water a little at a time, stirring all the while. Then add the tamari.2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter, 150 ml water, ½ tsp tamari (affiliate link)
- Simmer for a couple of minutes, then serve with the pancakes.
Notes
Nutrition Estimate
Sharing
These pea protein pancakes go to Jac at Tinned Tomatoes for Meat Free Mondays.
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Does this need to be made with a specific matcha powder?
I have Tenzo Tea’s organic matcha but a lot of them look the same.
I don’t think it matters what type of matcha you use for most cooking purposes. You probably don’t want the finest grade as it will be more expensive.
Savoury pancakes make such a great meal don’t they? These one’s sound pretty unusual, but quite yummy, especially with spicy peanut sauce…..
Oh…. and happy 8th blog birthday too! x
Thanks Kate. Time flies when you’re having fun 😉 I love savoury pancakes, they feel like a real treat, when actually they’re quite basic and simple.
One thing I’ve never done is savoury pancakes. Maybe it is time I tried some. Well actually I sometimes make yeasted pancakes, so I suppose they are savoury, although I use them as wraps rather than a main meal. Thanks for linking to me.
Savoury pancakes are my favourite – cheese sauce, tomato sauce, fried egg and chilli sauce and now spicy peanut sauce 😉
I love savoury pancakes too, it’s funny how pea protein isn’t green, I drink it after a workout. I will have to try making these pancakes with it.
Yes, I was expecting the pea protein to be green, but you live and learn. It’s good stuff, whatever the colour and interesting to hear you use it regularly.
Who doesn’t love pancakes? I make savory ones too, but I’ve never seen a combo like this before!
Hehe Lisa, I like to surprise where I can. The combination works really well though.
Ooh, I don’t make savory pancakes nearly enough. I have never tried pea protein powder before. These look delicious, especially with that peanut sauce.
Thanks Tara. I adore peanut sauce, but hardly ever make it. These pancakes seemed like the perfect vehicle.
Savory pancake? Sounds delicious & pea protein sounds interesting.
Pea protein is great stuff and so peas are so easy to grow too.
I too get excited when it comes to pancakes! 🙂 And I’m loving these savory ones. They sound Super Delicious!
Thanks Elinor. I reckon the word needs to be spread on savoury pancakes.
Who says you can’t have pancakes for dinner. These are perfect and looks like a healthy way to eat your pancakes. They would be perfect for St. Paddy’s Day too. The spicy peanut sauce must be the “syrup” on top. Yum.
Well exactly Ali 🙂 And yes, these would be perfect for St Patrick’s Day.
O love a good savory pancakes! Now we can have pancakes for every meal!
Well exactly Rebecca. Who needs bread? 😉
I also prefer savoury pancakes to sweet ones and these sound really delicious and inventive. I have to say I also like the sound of your childhood favourites with the cheese sauce!
Cheese sauce is THE best accompaniment to traditional pancakes Corina 🙂
Definitely! And thank you so much for adding my leek pancakes to the post but the link doesn’t seem to be working.
Oops. sorry Corina. It should be working now.
I love savoury pancakes too – we often have them sweet for breakfast but I now think I want some with cheese sauce – sounds delicious – the green pancakes sound like fun – I would try the peanut sauce if not for the peanut allergy in the family 🙁
Agh no, you don’t want to risk peanut contamination Johanna. How about almonds? Almond butter could work well. But cheese sauce would work wonderfully too 🙂
wow these look super yummy and It’s not something I’ve tried before. I will have to add this to my boards on Pinterest.
Please do Angela and if you’re brave you could try them for Pancake Day 😉
I love pancakes but have never tried making savoury ones before.
Savoury pancakes are my favourite Jenny. Why not give some a try this year?
I prefer savoury pancakes to sweet too, and love making soccas to top with whatever is fresh and hopefully seasonal. Your mix of pea protein (I have only used mine in smoothies) and flour is a great idea. Trying this!
Soccas are delicious. I should really make them more often. Thank you for the reminder.
I love to add protein in my pancakes too. These look so inviting with pea protein.
I normally make my pancakes with eggs, so they don’t really need any additional protein. Vegan pancakes are a different thing all together.
I often see pea protein in vegetarian food, but I have never cooked with it myself. These look like some delicious and protein packed pancakes.
I can’t say as they got me sprinting around the block, but they were delicious and make for a good healthy meal.
oooh, look at the colour of those! So intriguing. Love the peanut sauce too. So glad it’s pancake day coming up, I do adore pancakes
Any excuse for pancakes. I have more coming 🙂