Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Vegetable Corn Cakes with Black Bean Salsa

 

Corn Cakes

1 cup yellow corn meal

2 1/2 t baking powder

1 cup almond milk

1 T light miso

1 t canola oil

6 oz firm tofu, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

1/2 c corn kernels

1/2 c diced peppers (yellow, red, orange - your choice)

1 scallion finely chopped

Directions:

Mix cornmeal, baking powder, milk, miso and oil together. Then add tofu, corn, pepper, scallion. Stir. On a heated nonstick sauté pan, pour 1/4 cup of batter into the pan. Cook 3-4 minutes on each side. Continue until batter is all cooked.

Black Bean Salsa

2 cans black beans, rinsed

1/4 c diced red onion

1/2 c diced red pepper

1 small tomato seeded and diced

1 clove of garlic minced

1 t cumin

3 T lime juice

Mix all of the salsa ingredients together.

Serve by placing two corn cakes onto a plate and spoon salsa on top.