Chickpea Flour “Quiche”
(Mariola Pratt)
Ingredients – Single Batch:
- 1 cup chickpea flour (more as needed to thicken) – add whole wheat flour if needed to thicken
- 1 Tbsp ground flax seed
- ½ tsp salt (adjust for taste)
- ½ tsp general dried mixed seasoning*
- ½ tsp baking powder (aluminum free)
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- Half a head of small-med cauliflower (equal to 1 cup grated)
- 1 cup water
- ½ zucchini sliced into half moons or cut asparagus or 1 cup chopped broccoli or 1 cup hearts of palm or artichokes. Best is a mix of your favorites.
- ½ red onion rough chopped**
Directions:
- Mix the dry ingredients together and set aside
- Chop the zucchini (or other veggies) and onion and set aside
- Grate/process the cauliflower (to a rice-like consistency) and add to the dry mix, then add the water and mix thoroughly.
- Stir in the onion, vegetables and spices last. The mixture should be thick and clumpy, but easy to spoon into a tin. (I use a 9×13 as you can double or triple the recipe with a silicone mat that is lightly oiled – very, very little).
- Press mixture firmly into the pan – leave top quite rough for some nice texture.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes (longer for larger batches – up to an hour) until the top is nice and golden
- Serve hot or cold
* I used Penzy’s Bouquet Garni and Mural of Flavor and added ½ tsp Rosemary
** I use sweet white onion
Note: You can also add a variety of your favorite vegetables.