Seed Crackers With Cavolo Nero Pesto & Ricotta

Seed Crackers With Cavolo Nero Pesto & Ricotta

This is such a great snack and also dinner party canapés which is gluten-free and vegan friendly. They are so delicious dipped into hummus or just eaten by themselves. You just have to make sure you manage to get them thin enough. A good snack packed full of seeds.

Looking for more canapé recipes? Check out some others here.

GF / Vegan

Perfect for sharing

Ingredients:

100g ricotta is enough for 8 crackers

For the cracker:

2.5 tbsp rice flour

2.5 tbsp ground flax seed

3 tbsp sunflower seeds

3 tbsp pumpkin seeds

1 tbsp chia seeds

1/3 tsp garlic powder

1/3 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp salt

200ml hot water

3-4 tbsp sesame seeds

For the pesto (makes roughly 350g):

130g Cavolo nero / kale (blanched in boiling water for 3mins, drained and water squeezed out)

90g almonds, lightly toasted

30g basil

Zest of one lemon and juice of half

135ml extra virgin olive oil

Small garlic clove, grated

40g Grana Padano / parmesan, grated

Pinch dried chilli powder

Salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 170 C degrees and grab a large flat baking tray lined with baking parchment.

In a large bowl, add all the ingredients for the crackers except the water and sesame seeds. Mix everything together and start pouring in the hot water. You might not need all of the water. You want the consistency to be a little bit watery but looking like it might be thickening. Leave to rest for 15mins.

Then pour on to the baking tray and use a palette knife or spoon to smooth and spread the mixture evenly. You want to get it as smooth as possible. Then sprinkle over all the sesame seeds and bake for 35mins. Carefully remove the paper and place back in the oven to crisp up for another 15mins or so. Leave to cool before add toppings.

While the cracker cooks, place all the ingredients for the pesto into a blender and mix until smooth. Taste to check the seasoning. Give the ricotta a mix and top on cracker with pesto.

Watch me make the recipe here.