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Flowering Flatbread

Serves 4

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Flowering Flatbread
As spring herbs start to grow, it pays to let a few flower. Most herb flowers are edible and add great eye appeal and flavour to dishes. This savoury flatbread can be thrown together with premade flatbread, but I urge you to try making your own, as it’s easy—and so delicious.

Ingredients

  • 2 medium yellow potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) hot water
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped chives
  • 1 cup (250 mL) tapioca flour or starch
  • 3/4 cup (180 mL) brown rice flour
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) avocado oil
  • 1/2 small fennel bulb, trimmed and sliced paper thin
  • 1/3 cup (80 mL) fava beans, blanched and shelled
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 1 cup (250 mL) strawberries, washed, hulled, and thinly sliced
  • 4 Tbsp (60 g) goat cheese or favourite nut-based cheese, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) mixed herb flowers, petals,
  • and leaves, such as chive, basil, and fennel

Nutrition

Per serving:

  • calories 418
  • protein 7g
  • fat 6g
    • saturated fat 2g
    • trans fat 0g
  • carbohydrates 84g
    • sugars 3g
    • fibre 5g
  • sodium 356mg