Jersey Royal & rosemary farinata
Made with chickpea flour, farinata is a savoury pancake loved in northern Italy – and Eleanor Maidment’s version comes topped with crispy, golden Jersey Royals (because carbs on carbs is always the right call). Homely, comforting and great for showing off Jersey royal potatoes at their peak. Cook like a true mama with our Italian recipes, and make the most of Jersey Royals’ blink‑and‑you’ll‑miss‑it season with our Jersey royal recipes. Follow Eleanor Maidment on Instagram.
- Serves2
- CourseMain meal
- Prepare15 mins
- Cook25 mins
- Total time40 mins
- Plusresting
Ingredients
- 125g (chickpea) flour
- 175g Jersey Royals, cut into 3mm slices
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ tsp chopped rosemary, plus a sprig to serve
- ½ red onion, finely sliced
- 25g pitted Kalamata olives, roughly torn
Method
In a large bowl, whisk together the gram flour and 325ml cold water. Rest the batter for at least 1 hour (up to 4 hours).
Preheat the oven to 240ºC, gas mark 9. Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Toss the potatoes with ½ tbsp oil, season, then tip onto the baking tray. Put 1½ tbsp oil in a 30cm ovenproof (and ideally nonstick) frying pan. Put both in the oven for 10 minutes.
Just before the 10 minutes is up, whisk the salt, remaining 1 tbsp oil and chopped rosemary into the batter. Carefully pour it into the hot frying pan. Scatter the onion, olives, potatoes and rosemary sprig over the top. Bake for 13-15 minutes until golden on top and crispy at the edges. Turn off the oven and prop the door open for 5 minutes. Slice and serve with a green salad, if liked.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 2,157kJ/ 517kcals |
|---|---|
Fat | 27g |
Saturated Fat | 3.7g |
Carbohydrates | 48g |
Sugars | 4.5g |
Fibre | 8.7g |
Protein | 16g |
Salt | 2.1g |