Socca

Chickpea pancake (aka farinata) from the southern Mediterranean

Ingredients

• 1 cup chickpea flour (also called gram)

• 1 cup of water

• 1 1/2 Tbs olive oil

• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 1/2 tsp Zatar

• 1 1/2 tsp dried rosemary (or more if you have fresh on hand)

• Olive oil spray for pan

• Optional toppings: Zatar, rosemary of if used as a pizza - any of your favorite pizza toppings

Instructions

• Blend first five ingredients in a blender and let it stand for 30 min to a few hours

• Preheat oven to 400º

• Spray a 10-12” non-stick saucepan or round baking tin with olive oil

• Add zatar and mix well then pour mixture into pan and place in the oven for 15 min

• Turn the oven to 450º and the grill function on your oven (no problem if you don’t have this function)

• Sprinkle rosemary over the top

• Grill for 5 min or until it is nicely browned on top

• Let cool for 5 min before slicing

Notes

• Makes 10-12” round

• You can add any toppings of your choice or omit zatar