By Ippolita Douglas Scotti:
Today I’m sharing a fantastic healthy recipe with a vegan twist!
Okay, I must confess . . . I’m running out of eggs here in Firenze. In my pantry, I have a lonely sack of chickpea flour that I use for Indian recipes, such as pakora. In India, this light and gluten-free flour is called besan, and the taste is delicious. So I figured why not use it to experiment with Italian flavors?
I also have one zucchini and one onion!
Eccezionale!
All these ingredients will make a perfect, wholesome, healthy, and yummy everyday meal.
Whether you are vegan or gluten free, this recipe is good for your health. It's low in cholesterol and so easy to make.
Helpful Hint: The pan has to be really hot!
This “no egg” frittata doesn’t need a lot of oil. If you want to add some veggies, like I do, sauté them a little bit before adding to the mixture.
Vegan Frittata
(No eggs!)
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
2 cups water
1 medium red onion, sliced
1 medium zucchini, grated
2 tbs Extra Virgin olive oil
Fresh basil leaves, chopped
Salt and Pepper
Sauté zucchini and onions in the olive oil.
In a bowl, mix together flour and water. Add basil, sauteed vegetables, and salt and pepper and mix.
Heat a lightly oiled pan and pour in the mixture. Wait 7 minutes and flip to cook the other side.
Serve hot.
*You can also cook this frittata in the oven, temperature set at 400 for approx. 20 minutes!
Contessa Ippolita Douglas Scotti di Vigileno is a true Italian—born in Florence, Italy, from a long line of eccentric Italian aristocrats, she has traveled the world in search of adventure, romance, and magical, mouth-watering recipes. "Ippo" loves Italian history, especially as it relates to food. Author of There's a Beatle in My Soup,Curcuma e Zenzero (Ginger & Tumeric), 101 Perche Sulla Storia di Firenze (101 questions on Florence History), and Superfoods, Ippo is currently finishing her latest work, The Lords of Florence (all published by Newton Compton Publishers).
Ciao! This sounds really good but you didn't say how much besan to add. :-)