Vegan Butternut Squash Thai Curry Crepes With Coconut-Ginger-Pea

Ingredients

For the crepes

• 1 cup chickpea flour
• 1 cup white flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups warm water

For the filling

• 1 (15 ounce) can coconut milk (with 1/4 cup set aside for the sauce)

• 2-3 tablespoons green curry paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed, and cubed
• 1/4 cup basil, shredded
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon unbleached cane sugar
• 1/2 red pepper, thinly sliced

For the sauce

• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup fresh ginger, reduction (boil some ginger in water for awhile)
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter

For garnish

• 1/8 cup crushed peanuts
• 12 basil leaves
• red peppers, hearts (cut off the bottom of a pepper you'll see what I mean)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut

Directions

1. 1

   First, we get the crepes started.

2. 2

   In a bowl, whisk together the flours and the salt. Add the oil and water and mix together.

3. 3

   Pour this into the blender and blend until thoroughly combined. Let the batter sit for at least 20 minutes.

4. 4

   While the batter is sitting, we make the filling.

5. 5

   In a sauce pan, bring the coconut milk to a boil. Let it do its thing until it smells very coconutty, about 3 minutes.

6. 6

   Add the curry paste and stir constantly for 1-2 minutes.

7. 7

   Add the water, butternut squash, basil, salt, and sugar and bring back to a boil. Turn down to a gentle boil and cook for 10 minutes.

8. 8

   Add the red pepper and cook for 10 minutes more. The squash should be a bit mushy at this point. The curry will have turned golden. Remove from heat and set aside.

9. 9

   Back to the crepes!

10. 10

    Heat a 6-7 inch crepe pan (a small nonstick pan is perfect for this) over medium heat and oil with a paper towel dipped in olive oil.

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    Pour 1/4 cup of batter into the pan and swirl to coat pan. Cook until large bubbles begin to rise in the middle (less than a minute). Use a spatula to ease the crepe off the pan, flip, and cook for about 30 seconds more. Flip onto a plate.

12. 12

    Oil the pan and repeat until the batter is gone (makes 12+ crepes for us). You'll get the hang of it.

13. 13

    Onto the sauce:.

14. 14

    Combine the sauce ingredients in a pot over high heat. Whisk together with a fork or whisk until just warmed.

15. 15

    Now, fill the crepes with 2-3 spoonfuls of the filling. Sprinkle on coconut flakes and roll up the crepe. Get 2-3 on a plate, then spoon 2-3 tablespoons of sauce over them. Sprinkle on crushed peanuts and coconut flakes. Arrange the basil leaves and hearts however you desire.

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    Voila! Butternut squash Thai curry crepes with coconut-ginger-peanut sauce. Enjoy!