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Activate your ‘love hormone’, plus make a better-for-you pancake

SERVES 1 PREP 20 mins COOK 10 mins EASY V 70g gram (chickpea) flour 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

¼ tsp chilli flakes

¼ tsp baking powder

½ tbsp rapeseed oil

For the salsa

½ ripe avocado, finely chopped ½ small red pepper, deseeded

and finely chopped

1 lime, juiced

1 spring onion, sliced

1 tbsp chopped coriander

and a few whole leaves 1 medium tomato, finely

chopped

1 Tip the flour, nutritional yeast, chilli, baking powder and seasoning in a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Make a well in the centre and whisk in 120ml water to make a smooth batter. 2 For the salsa, gently combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and season. Chill until ready to serve.

3 Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, then pour in the batter to make a large pancake. Cook for 4-5 mins on each side. Top with the salsa and coriander leaves.

GOOD TO KNOW vegan • healthy • folate • fibre • vit c • 3 of 5-a-day • gluten free PER SERVING 494 kcals • fat 22g • saturates 3g • carbs 47g • sugars 09g • fibre 14g • protein 20g • salt 0.3g