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Panissa Insalata

Difficulty Beginner
Servings 2
Best Season Fall
Description

Panissa Insalata is a healthy Ligurian recipe whose ingredients include chickpea flour, rucola, herbs, fresh parsley, spring onions, and a zesty lemon dressing.

Typically enjoyed during the warmer months, Panissa Insalata is served with a slice of Genoese focaccia, making it a deliciously authentic taste of Ligurian tradition.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup chickpea flour
  • 1.5 cups of water
  • 1 handful of chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 or 2 spring onions
  • 1 lemon
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)
  • Extra virgin olive oil (to taste)
Preparation
  1. In a saucepan, mix the chickpea flour with the water and a pinch of salt, beating well to dissolve all the lumps.

  2. Move the saucepan over the heat and bring the batter to a boil, stirring constantly. As it warms up from liquid it will begin to become denser.

  3. Continue cooking, mixing for another 20 minutes to obtain a kind of polenta.

  4. Transfer the mixture to a lightly greased bowl, leveling it with a spatula.

  5. Let it cool completely. Turn out the panissa, which will have become solid, and cut it into cubes.

  6. Season with salt, pepper, sliced ​​spring onion, parsley, lemon juice and oil and pair with rucola and herbs. It can be served with pan-fried green beans and Genoese focaccia.

Keywords: salad, fall, liguria, cooking vacations, italy, italian, chickpea