Spring Onion Pancakes with Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce

Name: Spring Onion Pancakes with Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour, plus 2 tbsp; ½ tsp fine salt; 8 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced; vegetable oil; 4 tbsp light soy sauce; 1–2 tsp crispy chilli oil, to taste; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 10 g sesame seeds, toasted; juice of 1 lime

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Seasonal Snacks

By Gabriella English

Published 2026

About

People go crazy for these flaky, flavour-packed pancakes. Spring onions are another crucial weapon in your snack arsenal – they’re available all year round and will keep in your fridge for weeks, ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.

Ingredients

for the pancakes:

250 g plain flour, plus 2 tbsp
½ tsp fine salt
2

Snack
Vegan
February

Method

Put the 250g of flour in a large mixing bowl with the salt, then stir in 175ml just-boiled water. Combine it really well, then when it’s cool enough to handle knead the dough in the bowl until smooth. Wrap in cling film and set aside to rest for 15 minutes. In a small bowl combine the 2 tablespoons of flour with the sesame oil and Chinese five spice.

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