Hello There!
“Farinata”. This one right here is always on my “to-eat” list when I trave back to my hometown in Torino. Despite it originating in the neighboring of Liguria, Farinata is a widespread dish in Northern Italy.
You will mostly find this chickpea flat bread in Pizzerias, Focaccerias or even Bakeries, usually in its most common version: plain Farinata with rosemary.
The traditional recipe only calls for three ingredients: chickpea flour, water and olive oil. As stated above, it’s often served with rosemary, but Farinata is extremely versatile and can be paired with many ingredients and served as en entree, a side or even as a main dish.
For this recipe, I decided to go for a Farinata, Salmon, Rocket with pair it with cheese (… I actually wanted to to use spinach but I couldn’t find any).
This recipe is perfect for your Sunday brunch, your afternoon snack or even a picnic at the park.. well not now, it’s almost Winter time xD
The traditional recipe calls for a resting time stretching from 2 to 8 hours, but it can be reduced to 30 minutes, if in a hurry. Still, I prefer to take my time when making Farinata and allow the mix to rest at least 3 hours.
With that being said, without further ado, here’s the recipe.
Bon Appetit!
Farinata with Salmon, Cheese and Rocket Salad
Course: MainCuisine: Italian8
servings10
minutes25
minutes3
hoursIngredients
- Farinata (x2)
160g Chickpea Flour
400g Water
35g Olive Oil
1 sprig Rosemary
5g Salt
- Toppings
50g Cream cheese
100g Smoked salmon
25g Rocket salad or Spinach
1 tablespoon Olive oil
2 teaspoons Balsamic vinegar or Lemon juice
Salt
Directions
- In a large bowl, pour in the flour. Gradually whisk in the water, until you get a liquid and smooth batter.
- Scoop away the foam.
- Cover and let rest for (at least) 3 hours. Stir from time to time and scoop out the foam.
- Add the salt, olive oil and rosemary.
- Pre-heat the oven at 250°.
- Grease a large, round pan with olive oil.
- Pour the mixture into the pan and bake it at the lower lever of the oven for 10 minutes until golden then transfer to the middle rack and cook for another 13 minutes at 200°.
- Take out of the oven.
- Toss the rocked salad with the olive oil, vinegar/lemon juice and a sprinkle of salt.
- Add the toppings to the Farinata: cheese, salmon then rocket salad.