Chickpea Panelle with Goat Cheese and Salsa Rustica
Chickpea Panelle with Goat Cheese and Salsa Rustica might be just the Mexican recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 299 calories, 13g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. If you have rosemary, pepper, chickpea flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and pescatarian diet. It works well as an affordable side dish.
Instructions
In a medium bowl, whisk the chickpea flour with the water until smooth.
Add the salt and pepper, cover and refrigerate overnight.
Heat a 9-by-13-inch rimmed baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes.
Add the 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the sheet and tilt to coat. Stir the chickpea batter.
Add the chives, parsley and rosemary and pour onto the sheet.
Sprinkle the goat cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes, until golden and firm.
Heat a large cast-iron griddle or grill pan. Toss the tomatoes, red onion and poblano with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
Add the vegetables to the griddle and cook over high heat until charred all over, about 5 minutes. Coarsely chop the tomatoes and finely chop the onion and poblano.
Transfer the vegetables to a large bowl and add the garlic, capers, olives, anchovies, vinegar, basil and the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil. Season the salsa with salt and pepper.
Cut the panelle into 12 rectangles.
Heat 1/8 inch of oil in a large nonstick skillet.
Add the panelle and cook over high heat until crisp on the bottom, about 3 minutes.
Drain the panelle and serve with the salsa.
Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose
Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 45 dollars.
Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2016 was another in a string of terrific vintages in Santa Barbara. We had another early budbreak, and (unlike 2015) perfect weather during set, allowing for a strong, balanced crop. May, June and July were quite warm and ripening was fairly quick; however, an unseasonably cool August slowed the vines considerably. For the winemaker it was almost ideal, as the grapes were able to complete ripening slowly, without heat spikes, and the grapes maintained excellent acidity. Over a series of cool mornings, we picked each block at near perfect ripeness and balance. The wines appear to have great fruit character, fresh acidity and tannic structure and solid depth.