Not too long ago I made and really enjoyed some fresh corn cornmeal pancakes and I was to find out that they worked with savoury toppings just as well as they did with sweet toppings! I had topped those pancakes with salsa and sour cream and served them with a side of avocado and of course that got me to thinking about texmex flavours and of course that led me to the idea of using the pancakes in a tostada like way. The basic idea behind a tostada is a lot like tacos except that the tortillas are served flat and they are toasted until crispy and they are can be topped with any of your favourite texmex ingredients. After thinking about it for a while I settled in on the idea of topping my cornmeal pancake tostadas with all of the ingredients of my favourite 7 layer dip .
Seven Layer Dip Cornmeal Pancakes
Cornmeal pancakes topped with seven layer dip including refried beans, pico de gallo, cheese, guacamole and sour cream, olives and green onions.
ingredients
- 1 batch cornmeal pancakes, warm (see below)
- 1 cup refried beans, warm
- 1/2 cup guacamole
- 1 cup pico de gallo
- 1 cup lettuce
- 1 cup cheese such as jack and cheddar, shredded
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives, drained
- 4 green onions, sliced
directions
- Spread the refried beans on the pancakes, sprinkle on the pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese, throw on a dollop of guacamole and sour cream and garnish with black olives and green onions.
Cornmeal Pancakes
Cornmeal adds an amazing texture to pancakes that works equally well with sweet or savoury toppings.
ingredients
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
directions
- Mix the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
- Mix the buttermilk, eggs and butter in another bowl.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients making sure to not over mix.
- Heat a pan and melt a touch of butter in it.
- Pour 1/4 cup of the mixture into the pan and heat until the surface starts to bubble and the bottom is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
- Flip the pancake and cook the other side until the bottom is golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
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YES, I love these. I have a HUGE thing for cornmeal pancakes, ESPECIALLY savory!
This looks amazing! What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
OMG Kevin. I love you!
So making these. Oh yeah!!
These look amazing, yum! I love the idea of a different way to serve 7 layer dip…looks super delicious! 🙂
I can't wait to try the cornmeal pancakes and I love anything with refried beans.
This is genius I tell you!
When I said I will definitely have to make more nutritious breakfast dishes, I never expected something as healthy and hearty as this pancake recipe! You are making my vision of a healthier lifestyle more attainable…Thanks!
Whenever I make seven layer dip, I eat it as if it's a meal anyway…so why not make it into one! Awesome idea.
Oh my! that pancakes looks really good! I might try and make them since I have extra cornmeal from making muffins last week ^^
These are so fun! Need to try this for sure.
wow, does this look good and refreshing!
Great.
I've made cornmeal waffles as a savory base for a long time.
Nice under a cream sauce especially with a little mustard.
That's an awesome dish, very tempting!!
What a unique dish. I love the Mexican flavors with the cornmeal pancakes – yum!
Great idea Kevin! These would go over really, really well in my house 🙂
Dude, that looks great. The cornmeal pancake is kind of like a tortilla anyway, right? This makes me want to try the "redneck taco" at Martin's BBQ which is a cornmeal pancake topped with pulled pork and "mess" of other stuff.
Chris: Thise red neck tacos sound good!
I'm not sure I could eat an entire pancake with 7 layer topping! I'm feeling replete simply looking at your wonderful photos.
Mmmm, made these tonight. Hubs folded his up like a gordita and I ate mine with a fork. Thanks for the great idea!
This is genius!
Do you know if these can be made without the egg? There is an egg allergy in my family. But they look so yummy I don’t want to miss out.
Thanks in advance.
I am not too familiar with egg substitutes, but they should work in the pancakes.