Open-Faced Buckwheat Crepes with Grilled Eggplant and Mache
- 3/4 cup buckwheat flour
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 2 large eggplants, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing
- Sea salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped mint
- 2 tablespoons capers, coarsely chopped
- 5 ounces mache
- 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.
- Light a grill or preheat a grill pan.
- Brush each piece of eggplant on both sides with olive oil and season with salt.
- Grill over high heat, turning once, until soft, about 2 minutes per side.
- In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with the mint, capers and the 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- 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.
- Top the crepes with the eggplant and the mache.
- Drizzle with the lemon-herb sauce and serve.
buckwheat flour, eggs, milk, eggplants, olive oil, salt, lemon juice, mint, capers, mache
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/open-faced-buckwheat-crepes-with-grilled-eggplant-and-mache (may not work)