Indian Spiced Chickpea Flatbread {Socca} Recipe
Ingredients
- Other recipes using chickpeas and chickpea flour:
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Vegetarian Spaghetti Squash Skillet
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Pomegranate, Clementine, Herbed Chickpea & Arugula Salad
- On the DF’s Dairy-Free Savory Chickpea Pancakes
- Green Healthy Cooking’s Vegan Leek Quiche
- Chef de Home’s Mediterranean Chickpea Cucumber Salad with Shallot Dressing
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 32g | |
| Calories 28 | |
| Calories from Fat 3 | 11% |
| Total Fat 0.38g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.06g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 5mg | 0% |
| Potassium 87mg | 2% |
| Total Carbs 6.16g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.9g | 3% |
| Sugars 1.04g | 1% |
| Protein 1.04g | 2% |
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