Farinata with vegetables

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Farinata is a flatbread of chickpea flour. Officially, this recipe is mentioned in 1284. There is a legend when Genoese sailors came back home from chickpea flour and olive oil, it was a storm in the holds crumbled all wet and mixed up, but is famous for its frugality, the people of Genoa, did not give good abyss. They gathered the flour mix with the oil and salt water and is already back on shore, laid in a thin layer on copper sheets and put into the oven. They liked it so much that since then, they bake cakes and to the present day.

Ingredients for Farinata with vegetables

Step by step instruction of cooking Farinata with vegetables

Шаг 1

Pour the gram flour water and stir well. The dough should be the consistency of a thick batter for pancakes. Then allow to stand for two hours, but it takes a few times to mix, so I soaked overnight.
In the morning add the butter and salt into the dough.
To pickle onions. Fry in a pan grill the eggplant and zucchini.

Шаг 2

Classic farinata is made without additives, but it tastes better))
So I added black and red pepper, rosemary and finely sliced olives.
In General, spices and additives can be varied according to your taste, for example gotou spread the tortilla with pesto and sprinkle with the cheese, or take sun-dried tomatoes and add along with the olives or just tomatoes with herbs.

Шаг 3

Preheat the oven, pour the dough and bake at temp.200 deg for about 30 minutes.
Farinata should be Golden.

Шаг 4

Farinata is ready I take it out and cut into portions, and then put the vegetables, sprinkle with a little cheese and bake about another 5-10 minutes.

Шаг 5

Farinata is served with marinated onions and the best addition is a salad of juicy fruits.
Help yourself!
Bon appetit!