"Cromlet" with Wilted Greens and Fennel and Olive Salad
A creative vegetarian dish featuring a chickpea flour-based "cromlet" topped with sautéed mushrooms, wilted greens, and a fresh fennel-olive salad. Served with a creamy yogurt sauce, this healthy meal combines Mediterranean and Asian flavors.
Ingredients
- •½ cup plain whole-milk yogurt
- •1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 teaspoon honey
- •to taste Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- •½ bulb small fennel bulb
- •⅓ cup torn pitted Castelvetrano olives
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 teaspoon honey
- •to taste Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- •¼ cup cashew, almond, or hazelnut milk or water
- •¼ cup chickpea flour
- •2 whole large eggs
- •to taste Seasoning mix of choice
- •to taste Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- •3 tablespoons olive oil
- •2 cloves garlic
- •½ teaspoon grated peeled ginger
- •1 bunch hardy greens
- •1 wedge lemon
- •4 ounces maitake or oyster mushrooms
- •1½ teaspoons tamari soy sauce
- •1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir yogurt, lemon juice, oil, and honey in a small bowl to combine; season with salt and pepper.
3 min
- 2.
Toss fennel, olives, oil, lemon juice, and honey in a medium bowl to combine; season with salt and pepper.
3 min
- 3.
Whisk cashew milk into chickpea flour in a medium bowl. Let sit until slightly thickened, 12-15 minutes. Whisk in eggs; season with salt and pepper and seasoning mix of choice, if desired.
15 min
- 4.
Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a medium cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium. Cook garlic, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. Add ginger and cook, stirring, just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add greens by the handful, tossing until wilted before adding more. Cook, tossing occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes; season with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon. Transfer to a plate.
9 min
- 5.
Wipe out skillet and heat 1 Tbsp. oil in skillet over medium-high. Cook mushrooms, undisturbed, until deeply browned, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook, tossing occasionally, until other side is deeply browned, about 5 minutes. Season with tamari to taste. Transfer to a plate.
8 min
- 6.
Wipe out skillet and heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in reserved skillet over medium-high. Pour in batter and cook, undisturbed, until bottom is deep golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook until light golden brown (edges will curl slightly), about 3 minutes.
6 min
- 7.
Serve cromlet in skillet or transfer to a plate. Top with wilted greens, mushrooms, yogurt sauce, and fennel and olive salad. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
2 min