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This Socca Pizza is one of my favorite ways to serve socca. The gluten-free flatbread crust is topped with a creamy white bean spread and colorful roasted veggies, for an easy & healthy meal.
What is Socca?
Socca is a simple gluten-free flatbread that originates from Nice, the fifth largest city in France. It’s made with just four simple ingredients, including chickpea flour, which you can make at home in just minutes.
This chickpea flour pizza crust doesn’t require any yeast, or kneading, so I consider it one of the easier options to make, but it does benefit from soaking for 30 minutes. Let the batter rest after you stir it together, if you can!
Note: In a hurry? The socca will still turn out okay if you need to bake it right away. In my experience, soaking the socca batter gives it a slightly smoother texture, but it’s still delicious either way.
How to Make the Pizza
How do you make socca pizza? This Mediterranean-inspired version is easy, because the roasted vegetable toppings cook at the same time as the socca flatbread. (Hello, multi-tasking!)
Step #1: Stir together the chickpea flour batter. Set it aside to rest while you chop up the vegetables.
It’s also a good idea to preheat your oven to 450ºF and set a 10-inch cast iron skillet inside, to heat up at the same time. A preheated pan will give you a crispier pizza crust later!
Step #2: Time to slice the veggies. You can use any veggies you have on hand, but I’m a big fan of adding roasted tomato and red onion on top. I also love it with zucchini or roasted cauliflower.
Arrange them on a parchment lined pan in a single layer, so they’ll cook evenly.
Step #3: Cook the socca & roasted veggies. Use oven mitts to remove the pan from the hot oven, then grease it with olive oil and pour the socca batter inside.
Bake the socca on one rack in your oven, and the roasted vegetables on a separate rack, both for about 20 to 25 minutes.
Step #4: Make the white bean spread. While everything else is cooking, you can toss these ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Add more water, as needed, to make it spreadable, and adjust any seasoning to your liking.
Step #5: Add it all together. When the socca and veggies are done cooking, you can top the flatbread with the white bean spread, roasted veggies, and any other toppings you like.
When I have fresh arugula on hand, I like to add that, and if you like a sprinkling of cheese, a little feta is nice, too!
Meal Prep Tips
If you want to make all of these components ahead of time, this Socca Pizza makes an easy lunch during the week. Simply store the socca, white bean dip, and roasted veggies in separate containers in the fridge for up to 5 days.
When you’re ready to assemble your lunch, all you have to do is spread a slice or two of socca with the white bean dip, and pile on the vegetable toppings! It takes me 5 minutes or less to assemble this as a cold, open-faced sandwich, or you can heat it up for a warmer option.
Ingredients
Socca
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
Roasted Vegetables:
- 1 zucchini , sliced into 1/2-inch half moons
- 2 Roma tomatoes , sliced
- 1/2 red onion , thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
White Bean Spread:
- 1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons water
Optional Toppings
- fresh arugula
- feta cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450ºF, and place a 10-inch skillet inside the oven as it preheats. To prepare the Socca, combine the chickpea flour, water, olive oil, and salt in a large bowl. Use a whisk to stir it together, breaking up any clumps, and set it aside to let it rest while you slice the vegetables.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice the zucchini, tomatoes, and red onion into thin slices (about 1/4-inch thick) and arrange them in a single layer on the prepared pan.
- Use oven mitts to remove the cast iron skillet from the hot oven, and add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil into the pan. Swirl it around to grease the pan well, then pour the Socca batter in. Place the pan on the top shelf of your oven, and place the pan of roasted vegetables on the bottom shelf. Bake both at the same time, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the socca looks golden around the edges, and the veggies look tender.
- While you wait on the socca and veggies to cook, prepare the white bean spread. Add all of the ingredients to a blender, and blend until smooth. Add more water, just 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed to help everything blend smoothly.
- When the flatbread and roasted veggies are done cooking, you can spread the white bean dip on top of the Socca, and pile the roasted veggies on top.
- Add any other additional toppings you like, such as fresh arugula, a sprinkling of feta cheese, or some red pepper flakes for a little spice. Serve warm right away. Leftovers can be stored separately, in airtight containers, for up to 5 days.
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If you try this Socca Pizza, please leave a comment below letting me know how you like it. And if you make any modifications, I’d love to hear about those, too!
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Reader Feedback: Have you experimented with chickpea flour yet? Try my chickpea pancakes, if you want another way to use it!
This recipe is so easy and so good. A nice alternative to regular pizza. You won’t even miss all that fatty cheese with the flavorful chickpea spread.
Once the crust is done do you think I could put us tomato sauce & use my own toppings with a little cheese then add back into oven to melt the cheese?
Thank you.
Yes, definitely!
In the pictures you have the white beans for the white bean dip. But in the ingredients it says chickpeas.
Just finished eating this socca pizza with my teen daughters – we all thought it was incredible! I followed the recipe for the socca crust and bean puree to a tee and they turned out amazing – for toppings I used roasted peppers, kale, cauliflower, tomatoes, zuchini and onions, and then added chopped basil and vegan parmesan. So so yummy and very satisfying! Thank you for such a great recipe that will now become a regular part of my meal rotation!
Delicious! As are all your other recipes. One question though, my Socca “separated”. The top layer came apart from the rest of the bread, as if it filled with air. What did I do wrong, I followed recipe to a t.
My kids loved this! That is all. My husband loved it but my kids tucked in which is such a rarity. (I didn’t have a 10 inch skillet only 12 inch and it was just as good)