Green toad in the hole

[MinnieMountain]

I fancy making toad in the hole with a green batter. Partly for flavour, partly for the novelty.

Would just pesto be best or are there more interesting ideas I could try?

Interesting idea. I don't think you'd get a very vibrant green with pesto unless you put a lot in. Spinach maybe? Or add spinach to your pesto. The top will still be brown when you cook it though I should think.

Herbs or kale puree maybe rather than pesto maybe? Or green food colouring....

Spinach? You can defrost the frozen ones in blocks but you must squeeze out all the water. It will go really small. Then chop it with scissors or a blender?

echoing PP that herbs or leafy greens - blanched and pureed - would work, I think a pesto (especially shop bought) might not have enough power to colour the batter depending on how green you want it.

However, even an intensely green batter might brown a fair bit in the oven - my experience with colouring in cakes is that the edges often turn brown while the inside remains more vibrant (so find if covering in icing and then cutting into), but a Yorkshire pudding is high proportion outside.

How fun! I'd blend spinach through the mix when I was making it, make sure the mix is really well blended, and rest it for a decent time (as per usual!). As PP said, I reckon the outside would brown, but I think the inside of the batter would stay pretty green. Report back and let us know how it goes!

Looks like spinach then.

I know the top will brown, but the rest could work well.

Will report back.