SAVORY OATS AND VEGGIE WAFFLES

 

Who doesn’t love waffles with crunchy on the outside and yet soft on the inside with interesting patterns, which can awake the kid in every human being. I still remember the first time I was introduced to the waffles, when I came to the States for the first time and wasn’t familiar with it back in India as it is very famous now these days. It was so fascinating and I fell in love with textures instantly.

And when the very first time I made these waffles at home, my happiness knew no boundaries and I was screaming happily like a kid. So I kept on trying with different flavors like the choco-banana waffles, classic old buttermilk waffles etc and I came up this waffles, went I wanted to have something savory yet healthy and delicious and these ones have all goodness from oats, veggies, flaxseeds and hemp hearts. I have used some healthy veggies like purple sweet potato, carrots, kale, broccoli, zucchini, spring onions. All of these are subtly flavored with italian seasoning, pepper powder and salt.

These are so easy to make and so quick that you need no early preparation and perfect for weekend brunch. You can make endless variations of this one like with green veggies only, make it vegan by replacing the egg with flax eggs and possibilities are endless.

INGREDIENTS

Rolled oats 1/2 cup

Flax seeds 2 tbsp

Hemp hearts 1 tbsp

Eggs 2 large

Shredded carrots 1/4 cup
Grated Purple sweet potato 1/4 cup
Shredded Zucchini 1/4 cup
Kale 2 leaves (massaged and chop finely)

Italian seasoning 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Buttermilk 1/2 cup
Olive oil 2 tbsp

PROCEDURE
1. In a blender add rolled oats, flaxseeds, hemp hearts and pulse it to a coarse texture.
2. Now in a mixing bowl add shredded veggies, pulsed oats mixture, beaten eggs, spices, finely chopped kale and mix everything together.

 

 

 

3. Now add in 1/2 cup of buttermilk, oil and give a nice whisk and keep it aside for10-15 min.

4. Now heat the waffle pan and spray with cooking oil and pour a ladle full of batter in each cavity(I had 2 waffle slice maker, so I used 2 ladles for both of them)

5. Close the lid and cook for 5-8 mins until golden brown and repeat the process for remaining batter.

6. Serve warm with sauce of your choice, I have tzatziki sauce here.

TIPS
1. You can customize the veggies according to your choice
2. You can replace the olive oil with butter/coconut oil.
3. You can also replace the regular egg with flax-meal egg to make it vegan and more nutritious.
4. Also some hot sauce or sriracha sauce, or pesto with sour cream also makes a great topping sauce for this.