Green Onion Pancakes With Tomato-Avocado Salsa

== Description ==
Source: Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2004 - Cooking Light Magazine
Serve these fluffy pancakes and their lively salsa as a first course or as a side dish. The provolone cheese brings out the flavor of the green onions.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 2/3 cups chopped seeded plum tomato
* 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
* 1/2 cup diced peeled avocado
* 2 tablespoons finely chopped seeded jalapeño pepper
* 1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* Dash of sugar
* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons sugar
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
* 1 large egg, beaten
* 1 cup chopped green onions
* 6 tablespoons (1 1/2-ounces) shredded sharp provolone cheese
* Cooking spray
== Directions ==
# To prepare salsa, combine first 9 ingredients in a bowl.
# Cover and chill.
# To prepare pancakes, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
# Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
# Combine buttermilk and egg in a bowl; add to flour mixture.
# Stir just until moist.
# Let stand 10 minutes.
# Fold in green onions and cheese.
# For each pancake, spoon about 1/4 cup batter onto a hot nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray.
# Turn pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked (about 3 minutes). 
# Serve salsa over warm pancakes.
Yield: 12 servings
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