A specialty from Nice (France), the flatbread called Socca made from chickpea flour is perfect for gluten-free and vegan fans. It is different and allows you to vary your diet. Especially since it can be prepared in many ways.
So versatile, you could say it’s a pancake, a bread, a galette that can be eaten as is as a snack, as a bread, as a pizza base with multiple toppings, as a lunch or even as a dessert.
Socca, its preparation
The basic dough is made up of equal parts chickpea flour and water, with a few tablespoons of olive oil. Depending on its use, you can add herbs directly to the dough or season it after its cooked. The dough should be left to rest for 30 minutes before baking – this makes the inside creamy when baked.
Heat a skillet (cast iron) a few minutes before cooking, then grill the socca for about 7 minutes, turning halfway through. It will be succulent and perfect when it has crispy edges with a slightly blistered surface; the inside will be moist and creamy. On the other hand, it is necessary to reduce the temperature and/or the cooking time if you want it to be soft and malleable like a pancake in order to be able to fold or roll it.
Socca, serving it
Socca is served in many ways; delicious on its own, you can serve it warm (or room temperature) cut into bite-sized appetizers with olives, dips and raw vegetables. Or as a dish with a green salad side. It is also used as a pizza crust, toast for breakfast or as a dessert drizzled with maple syrup.
Personally, I really like Socca as a sandwich bread. Slightly less cooked, it becomes malleable like a crepe and can thus be folded and filled in the middle. I seasoned my Socca preparation with salt, garlic and oregano. Then, once cooked and cooled, I stuffed it with curry mayonnaise tuna salad. For a vegan version, replace tuna with chickpeas.
Let’s see in details.
Socca, a gluten-free Tuna Sandwich
For one sandwich, you need…
- 1 Socca, cooked and cooled
- 1/2 avocado, peeled, seeded and sliced
- 60g canned tuna (replace with chickpeas for a vegan version)
- 1/4 stalk celery
- 8ml Curry powder
- 15-30ml Mayonnaise (vegan)
- 1/4 small Onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/4 green Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
- Sprouted shoots of your choice (I used red radish)
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- Prepare a Socca pancake as described above. Do not overcook so that it remains malleable. Reserve.
- Mix the curry powder, mayonnaise, celery and tuna (or chickpeas).
- Place the galette on a plate and place on the half facing you, in successive layers, the avocado slices, the tuna mayonnaise, the sprouts, the onion and the apple. Close the pancake.
In Health!
Chantal

Spécialité niçoise (France), la galette appelée Socca faite à base de farine de pois chiche est toute indiquée pour les adeptes du sans gluten et du végétalisme. Elle est différente et permet de varier son alimentation. D’autant plus qu’elle peut être préparée de multiples façons.
Tellement versatile, on pourrait dire que c’est une crêpe, un pain, une galette qui peut être mangée telle quelle comme en-cas, en pain, en base de pizza avec de multiples toppings, en déjeuner ou même en dessert.
Socca, sa préparation
La pâte de base est composée à parts égales de farine de pois chiche et d’eau, avec quelques cuillères à soupe d’huile d’olive. Selon son utilisation, tu peux ajouter des aromates directement dans l’appareil ou l’assaisonner à la fin de sa cuisson. Il faut laisser reposer la pâte pendant 30 minutes avant la cuisson – cela rend l’intérieur crémeux une fois cuit.
Chauffer une poêle (en fonte) quelques minutes minutes avant la cuisson puis griller la socca environ 7 minutes en ayant retourné à mi-temps. Elle sera succulente et parfaite lorsqu’elle aura des bords croustillants avec une surface légèrement cloquée ; l’intérieur sera humide et crémeux. Par contre, il faut réduire la température et/ou le temps de cuisson si l’on désire qu’elle soit molle et malléable comme une crêpe afin de pouvoir la plier ou la rouler.
Socca, la servir
La Socca est servie de multiples façons ; délicieuse en soi, tu peux la servir chaude (ou température ambiante) découpée en bouchées à l’apéro avec des olives, des trempettes et des crudités. Ou encore en plat accompagné d’une salade verte.
Elle sert aussi de croûte à pizza, de pain grillé au petit-déjeuner ou comme dessert arrosé de sirop d’érable.
Personnellement, j’aime beaucoup la Socca comme pain à sandwich. Un peu moins cuite, elle devient malléable comme une crêpe et peut ainsi être pliée et garnie en son centre. J’ai assaisonné ma préparation à Socca de sel, d’ail et d’origan. Puis, une fois cuite et refroidit, je l’ai farcie de thon à la mayo-curry. Pour une version végétalienne, remplace le thon pas des pois chiche.
Voici en détail.
Socca, un sandwich sans gluten au thon
pour un sandwich, tu as besoin de…
- 1 Socca, cuite et refroidie
- 1/2 avocat, pelé, épépiné et tranché
- 60g thon en conserve (remplacer par des pois chiche pour une version végétalienne)
- 1/4 branche céleri
- 8ml poudre de Curry
- 15-30ml Mayonnaise (veganaise)
- 1/4 petit Oignon, pelé et finement tranché
- 1/4 pomme verte Granny Smith, finement tranchée
- Pousses germées au choix (j’utilise du radis rouge)
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- Préparez une galette Socca comme indiqué plus haut. Ne pas faire trop cuire pour qu’elle reste malléable. Réservez.
- Mélangez la poudre de curry, la mayonnaise, le celeri et le thon (ou les pois chiche).
- Mettre la galette dans une assiette et y déposer sur la moitié face à vous, en couches successives, les tranches d’avocats, le thon mayonnaise, les pousses germées, l’oignon et la pomme. Refermez la galette.
Santé!
Chantal




















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To walk mindfully or consciously is to walk while being aware of what is happening around and in us. Without thinking. It is to pay attention or to be attentive. It is to be there, present. It is to forget oneself.
See the road or path we take.
Hear the noises and sounds that surround us
Smell the odors of food, sea, flowers, herbs, grass, dearth, cold, the perfumes of people you cross path with.















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If you are using toilet paper rolls, you can arrange them in the shape of a tree, glue them together, fill them and then seal them with numbered paper. If you are using envelopes, it is a matter of numbering them, filling them, sealing them and then hanging them on a pretty thread / ribbon. If you only have white paper, you take two of them and on each you separate by drawing 24 boxes.
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I asked advice from a friend who has a beautiful garden and a large vegetable patch. In addition to her tips, her references in terms of the vegetable patch, she gave me vegetables seedlings, herbs and flowers to plant in my little space!















