Socca - Niçoise chickpea pancake
Socca is only a few ingredients, finished in the oven and perfect for an easy snack or as the base of a healthy meal. This socca is topped with a parsley oil salad, but really you can add whatever you want to make it your own.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup cool water
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil for coating the pan
For the parsley oil salad
- 1 bunch parsley leaves and stems,
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon for juicing
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 lb microgreens or salad greens of choice
- 1 tbsp hemp hearts
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the oven to 425F. Put a heat-proof skillet or cast iron pan into the oven to preheat with it.
- Whisk together the chickpea flour, 1 tsp of olive oil, water and then season with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk thoroughly so there are no clumps
- When the oven is ready, remove the pan, drizzle with a bit of olive oil and pour about half of the socca batter into the pan. Immediately put the pan in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the first socca and repeat again with the second. The amount of socca you can make will vary based on your pan size.
- While the socca is cooking, make the dressing by blending together the parsley, garlic, lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Blend until smooth and toss the salad greens with the dressing. Add in the hemp seeds.
- When the socca is finished, immediately serve with the salad on top and enjoy :)