Farinata recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
This Northern Italian ‘pancake’, made with chickpea or gram flour, is baked in the oven. Served in wedges, it makes a delicious light meal with salad or a tasty addition to a lunchbox or picnic.
See method- Serves 6
- 15mins prep time, plus 2hrs standing and 25mins cooking time
- 215 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 200g (7oz) gram flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small red onion, cut into rings
- 60g (2 1/2oz) pitted black olives, drained and halved
- 50g (2oz) sun-dried tomatoes, thinly sliced into strips
- 1 medium-sized red chilli, seeded and sliced
- 1 tbsp thyme leaves
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 900kJ 215.0kcal
- Fat
- 11g
- Saturates
- 2g
- Salt
- 0.7g
- Sugars
- 2g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 22.4gProtein 8.1gFibre 4.9g
Method
- Mix together the gram flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl, then make a well in the centre and pour in 450ml (3/4 pint) lukewarm water and half the olive oil. Gradually whisk the wet ingredients into the dry to make a light batter. Leave to sit, covered, for 2 hours or even overnight.
- Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Heat the remaining olive oil in a 30 x 25cm (13 x 10 inch) roasting tin for 5 minutes until very hot. Carefully remove from the oven and pour the batter into the hot oil.
- Scatter the red onion,olives, sun-dried tomatoes, chilli andthymeover the batter and bake for 15–20 minutes until set and starting to turn golden around the edges. Leave to sit for a couple of minutes before cutting into wedges.
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