Chestnut Free Chickpea Flour Crepes with Herbs & Olive Oil
Thin, golden, and fragrant with rosemary and garlic, these savory crepes are the kind of thing that looks impressive but comes together with almost no effort. The batter is built entirely from chickpea flour, water, olive oil, and a handful of fresh aromatics — nothing obscure, nothing that requires a specialty aisle hunt. That short rest time before cooking is the quiet secret here: it lets the chickpea flour fully hydrate so each crepe turns out cohesive and tender rather than crumbly or brittle. A swirl of the pan does most of the work, and the result is a lacy, flexible round with a gently nutty flavor and a gorgeous turmeric-kissed color. For anyone navigating tree nut concerns, this recipe is naturally free of the usual suspects — no chestnut flour, no blended nut bases, just clean pantry staples. Finish them with a pinch of flaky salt and some torn flat-leaf parsley and they're ready to eat straight off the plate or wrapped around whatever filling sounds good. Savory, simple, and completely satisfying.
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4 servings
For the batter
- 1 cup chickpea flour (besan)
- 1 ¼ cups water, room temperature
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
For serving
- flaky sea salt, for finishing (optional)
- fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly torn (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the chickpea flour, fine sea salt, ground turmeric, and black pepper. Pour in the water gradually while whisking continuously until the batter is completely smooth with no lumps — it should be thin and pourable, closer to heavy cream than pancake batter. Whisk in 2 tbsp of the olive oil, the minced garlic, and the chopped rosemary.
- 2
Cover the bowl and let the batter rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. This allows the chickpea flour to fully hydrate, which produces a more cohesive, tender crepe.
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