40gjalapeño chilli - pips removed and roughly choppedsubstitute green pepper if you don't like chilli
1lemon zest
1tspground cumin
1Tblsmiso paste Optional
100gfeta crumbled
Dry Ingredients
150gself-raising flour
150gpolenta
1tspbaking powder
1/2tspbicarbonate of soda
1/2tspsalt
Wet Ingredients
225gbuttermilk
2exl eggs
100glight olive oil or oil of choiceplus 2 Tbls extra for the pan
Instructions
Preheat oven on to 180℃ and place a cast iron pan (25cm) inside to get hot while you make the batter
Vegetables and Cheese
In a large pan add the corn, baby marrows and jalapeño and cook dry fried for 3 minutes. The marrows do have moisture so this stops the mix from sticking to the pan.
100 g frozen corn, 120 g baby marrow coarsely grated, 40 g jalapeño chilli - pips removed and roughly chopped
Now add the zest, cumin and miso paste and stir to evenly coat the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper and set aside to cool. Miso is salty so taste to ensure it's to your satisfaction. If you decide to leave it out you may like to add more salt. Add the feta to the pan once the vegetables have cooled
In a separate bowl whisk the flour, polenta, baking powder, bicarb and salt together.
150 g self-raising flour, 150 g polenta, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1/2 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
In a separate jug whisk the buttermilk, eggs and olive oil together.
225 g buttermilk, 2 exl eggs, 100 g light olive oil or oil of choice
Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to a sticky batterFold in the vegetables and cheese to ensure they are distributed evenly through the batter
Remove the hot cast iron pan from the oven and pour in 2 Tbls olive oil to evenly coat the base and sides of pan. Place on a baking sheet and pour in the batter. Bake for 40 minutes. It is cooked when a skewer is inserted and comes out clean.
optional - Press some finely sliced red onions into the batter before baking
Notes
TipIf you are looking for alternative vegetable ideas for dinner, why not just make the vegetable part in this recipe and serve with a salad and choice of protein.