When we mention nutritious and delicious recipes , broccoli and carrot pancakes are one of the most ideal options to accompany snacks or breakfasts for children and adults alike, as well as working perfectly well as starters to your main dishes. They are a food full of nutrients and very healthy as well as fun and colorful that integrate a great mix of flavors and textures with a simple preparation and the best excuse to enjoy a diet that includes vegetables .
Broccoli and carrot pancakes for the whole family
If your children are reluctant to eat vegetables, this is an ideal option to start including them in their diet and that of the whole family, they are delicious, crunchy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. In addition to allowing an incredible amount of diverse options to be consumed as well as dressings, sauces and spreads with which to enjoy maximizing their flavor or making them much more appetizing.
Ingredients needed
- 250 grams of broccoli
- 250 grams of carrot
- 4 units of eggs
- 60 grams of grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- A handful of Parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
How to make broccoli and carrot pancakes
- Start by preheating the oven to a temperature of 150 ° Celsius.
- Next you peel and grate all the carrots .
- In a large pot with plenty of boiling water, blanch the carrots for a period of 5 – 6 minutes or until you can notice that they have softened. Drain and reserve.
An excellent recipe that you can season with your favorite spices and that allows you the freedom to include other vegetables to increase their nutritional, nutritional or medicinal properties, as well as a perfect food to start the healthy habit of consuming vegetables in children.
- Wash and cut the broccoli into small bunches, cook it in boiling water for 5 – 6 minutes. (Try not to extend it longer because you run the risk of reducing all its properties due to excess heat and cooking).
- Then you add both the carrots and the broccoli to a salad bowl and wash, dry and chop the parsley to add it immediately to the vegetables.
- In an additional container you add the eggs and the whisk, add the salt and pepper to taste and add the mixture of the vegetables with the cheese .
- You prepare a baking tray with greaseproof paper and reserves. Then, in a pan with olive oil and with the help of a spoon, place balls of this mass or mix in the pan until you can brown them on both sides.
- Now directly to the oven tray and cook for about 15 minutes at 200 ° Celsius.
- As a result, a delicious and nutritious dish that you can perfectly serve hot or at a warm temperature and consume alone or with a delicious cream of your choice.
Getting the carrot and broccoli pancakes perfectly shaped
A mixture that often gives some work when trying to give them the required tortilla shape, a valid and widely accepted option is to put a little olive oil in your hands and in this way facilitate the work of forming the tortillas .
You have a small portion of this broccoli and carrot dough and make a ball that you will then crush until you get the desired shape. If you notice that the dough still sticks to your hands, you can perfectly use more oil or even some corn flour to facilitate this process.
A perfect recipe to increase your intake of healthy vegetables, remember that carrots are ideal for healthy and radiant skin and broccoli allows countless beneficial processes for the body, such as many antioxidants and vitamin C.
