In Livorno, as well as many other spots around Italy, if you ask for a cinque e cinque, you’ll get a warm, crispy slice of farinata folded into a freshly baked bun, with some marinated eggplant if you ...

These breakfast crepes are topped with chickpeas for an extra protein boost. Farinata or socca is a thin, unleavened crepe made from chickpea flour. Originally from Genoa, farinata became a typical ...

A powerful herb with the capacity to bulldoze all other flavours, rosemary can also be subtle and sensual. Here are two recipes - one American, one Italian - deploying it to perfection Rosemary is a ...

Looking for a quick brunch or weekend lunch idea that’ll taste just as good in a few days? Whip up this farinata recipe on your day off, cut it into slices and store in the fridge ready for Monday ...

You can find savory chickpea pancakes on tables in France, Italy, Gibraltar, parts of northern Africa — and, these days, many restaurants across America. It’s easy to understand the widespread appeal.

New-season asparagus is stellar on a bouncy mattress of chickpea flour bread laced with balsamic onions, tomatoes and olives Bread made with chickpea flour is one of my favourite things on earth (the ...

Roasting pumpkin concentrates its natural sweetness. Think of this farinata as a sort-of vegan frittata, packed with vibrant veg. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Whisk the gram flour and ...

Rosemary is a herb full of romance and symbolism; its heady scent, its mythological link to Aphrodite, its Mediterranean roots, even its etymology (it's said that the Virgin Mary turned the flowers ...

This is one of the tastiest and simplest things I’ve eaten for a long time. While it’s best cooked in a brick oven to give it that authentic wood-fired flavour, I’ve had good results with my domestic ...