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🍽️ Arugula Pancake Cake
409 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 125 g spelt flour (Type 630)
- 250 ml milk (1.5 % fat)
- 5 tbsp mineral water (with carbonation)
- 3 eggs
- salt
- 125 g arugula
- 600 g tomatoes
- 50 g parmesan (1 piece)
- 250 g ricotta
- 6 tsp rapeseed oil
- pepper
Instructions
- 1. Whisk flour, 200 milliliters of milk, sparkling water, eggs, and 1 teaspoon of salt in a bowl until you have a smooth, liquid batter.
- 2. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
- 3. Thoroughly wash the arugula.
- 4. Shake the arugula dry.
- 5. Sort through the arugula to remove any damaged leaves.
- 6. Cut the arugula into thin strips.
- 7. Wash the tomatoes.
- 8. Remove the stem areas of the tomatoes in a conical shape using a sharp knife.
- 9. Slice the tomatoes.
- 10. Grate the Parmesan cheese.
- 11. Place the grated Parmesan into a bowl.
- 12. Add the ricotta to the bowl with the Parmesan.
- 13. Add the remaining milk to the bowl.
- 14. Stir the Parmesan, ricotta, and milk together until smooth.
- 15. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a non-stick pan.
- 16. Pour 1 small ladleful of pancake batter into the hot pan.
- 17. Distribute the batter evenly by gently swirling the pan.
- 18. Distribute 1 small handful of arugula (about 1/6 of the total amount) onto the liquid batter.
- 19. Cook the pancake for 1 minute from the first side.
- 20. Cook the pancake for 1 minute from the second side.
- 21. Repeat the process one by one for 5 more pancakes.
- 22. Take a finished pancake and place it on a heatproof plate.
- 23. Layer tomato slices and ricotta mixture alternately on the pancake.
- 24. Build a cake by stacking the pancakes on top of each other.
- 25. Lightly salt each layer.
- 26. Lightly pepper each layer.
- 27. Generously spread the remaining ricotta mixture over the top layer of tomatoes.
- 28. Preheat the oven to 175 °C (convection 160 °C, gas: setting 2).
- 29. Bake the pancake cake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
- 30. Turn on the oven's grill function.
- 31. Brown the cake at 250 °C for 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 409
- Protein: 21 g · Fett/Fat: 21 g · Carbs: 32 g