Buckwheat Crepes with Cashew-Chive Pesto and Marinated Yellow Tomatoes
- 3/4 cup buckwheat flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1 small garlic clove
- 1/4 cup roasted cashews
- 1 cup tightly packed basil leaves
- 1 cup snipped chives
- Juice from half a lemon
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
- Salt
- 1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- In a medium bowl, whisk the buckwheat flour with the eggs and half of the milk until lump-free.
- Add the remaining milk and whisk until smooth.
- Refrigerate the batter for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small food processor, pulse the garlic with the cashews until finely chopped.
- Add the basil, chives, lemon juice and 1/4 cup of olive oil; season with salt and puree until smooth.
- In a medium bowl, toss the tomatoes with the vinegar and 1 tablespoon of olive oil; season with salt.
- Line a plate with wax paper.
- Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet and lightly brush with olive oil.
- Add 1/4 cup of the batter to the skillet and swirl to coat the pan.
- Cook over moderate heat until the edges begin to pull away from the pan, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Flip the crepe and cook 30 seconds to 1 minute longer.
- Transfer the crepe to the prepared plate and repeat with the remaining batter.
- Slather each crepe with 1 tablespoon of the pesto and fold into quarters.
- Serve on a platter with the cherry tomatoes on top.
buckwheat flour, eggs, milk, garlic, cashews, basil, chives, extravirgin olive oil, salt, yellow cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/buckwheat-crepes-with-cashew-chive-pesto-and-marinated-yellow-tomatoes (may not work)