Macadamia nut crêpes and mushroom sauce

Recipe Categories : | Crêpes | Macadamia Nuts | Lentils | Appetizers | MAIN INDEX |

Makes : 8 crêpes

Ingredients :

• For crêpes : ¾ cup wholemeal flour
• 1 heaped tbsp skim milk powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 cup water
  For filling :
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 tspn oil
• 250g cottage or ricotta cheese
• 1½ cups macadamia nuts, chopped and roasted
• ½ cup cooked brown lentils
  For sauce :
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 200g mushrooms, sliced into "T" shapes
• 150g tomato paste
• 1 tspn basil
• freshly ground black pepper
• water or red wine, as required

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. For crêpes : Put all ingredients into blender and mix until smooth.
2. Put enough batter to just cover the base of preheated lightly oiled pan.
3. Cook for 15 - 20 seconds on each side.
4. For filling : Sweat onion in oil until soft.
5. Mix all ingredients together and fill crêpes.
6. Place on a lightly oiled baking tray and heat through in a moderate oven. Serve with mushroom sauce.
7. For mushroom sauce : Fry onion and garlic in butter/oil mixture until brown; add garlic and mushroom slices and simmer until cooked.
8. Add tomato paste, basil, pepper, and sufficient water or wine to make the right consistency.