socca pizza with potato, goats cheese and rosemary
socca is a provincial savory pancake simply made with chickpea flour (also known as gram flour), olive oil, water and salt. which makes it completely vegan and gluten-free and very nutritious. chickpea flour is rich in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. read more about it here.
the first time i tried it was a long time ago in nice, france. a woman and her husband had a line out the front of their stall and were serving up these little crispy, savory treats. the way they are traditionally served in nice is straight out of the wood-fired oven with freshly ground black pepper on top, wrapped in some paper and enjoyed with a glass of rosé!
here's a recipe for a socca pizza i made myself and mum for lunch the other day! it was so good. i thought i'd share <3
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
a cast iron skillet or pan ( i love using lodge ) - also i found this interesting article about the health benefits of cooking with cast iron
INGREDIENTS (1 PIZZA)
1 cup chickpea flour
1 cup lukewarm water
1 tsp himalayan salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
4 to 6 tbsp olive oil
1 organic potato finely sliced and blanched for about 3 minutes
goats cheese
fresh rosemary
finely sliced red onion
anchovies
METHOD
1 / add the chickpea flour into a bowl with salt and pepper then slowly add lukewarm water, whisking to eliminate lumps. stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil. cover and let sit for as long as 12 hours but a minimum of 2. the batter should be about the same consistency as heavy cream
2 / preheat oven to 220 degrees celsius and put your cast iron pan into heat up for about 10 minutes
3 / remove the pan, add a little butter and olive oil into it and swirl. pour the batter into the pan. bake for about 10 minutes, or until the pancake is firm and the edges set
4 / remove from oven and add potato, rosemary, goats cheese, onion, anchovies, a drizzle of olive oil and salt and pepper and place back in oven until potato is crisp (about 10-15 minutes).
remove from oven and serve immediately with a crisp glass of rosé!!!! xx
some other ways i'd like to try socca
zucchini ribbons, buffalo mozzarella, lemon, thyme and rocket
heirloom tomatoes, anchovies, capers, basil and burrata
fennel, cream, spinach and basil
mushroom, kale, chilli, parmesan and thyme
roast eggplant and sundried tomato
as a breakfast with avocado and poached egg
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