Our family has an annual weekend called "Cousinpalooza" in February. We get together, eat, drink, sing, play in the snow if the weather allows. It's an awesome time filled with laughter, love and this year, spreading germs. The nastiest dang virus made it's rounds. Now, that's a lot of love. However, before we all came down with said ridiculously long lasting virus, we got to indulge in some fab food, this flatbread included.
I couldn't make up my mind, so I came up with two. The ingredients are so simple and really, to give you exact measurements would be a bit silly. Add as much as you'd like. Both of these have such fantastic flavour and texture. Have good honey on hand. They both benefit greatly from a nice drizzle.
Flatbread 2 Ways
Makes 4 Flatbreads
4 store bought Flatbreads
Pear, Pancetta & Blue - Makes 2 Flatbreads
Olive Oil
1-2 Pears, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Pancetta or Bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 -3/4 cup Blue cheese, Gorgonzola or Stilton, crumbled
Baby Arugula
Honey
Pepper
Preheat oven to 400F
Drizzle a little Olive Oil on 2 of the flatbreads. Add the pear, then the cheese, then the bacon. Bake for about 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper, add fresh Arugula and drizzle with honey.
Goat Cheese and Oven Roasted Tomatoes with Thyme - Makes 2 Flatbreads
Olive Oil
1 pint of Cherry Tomatoes
1 Tbsp freshly chopped Thyme leaves
Salt & Pepper
1/3 cup Goat Cheese
Honey or Balsamic Glaze
Preheat oven to 400F.
On a sheet pan, covered in parchment paper, toss the tomatoes with a drizzle of olive oil, 1/2 of the Thyme leaves and Salt & Pepper to taste. Roast for 10-12 minutes, or until they just start to burst a little.
Drizzle a little Olive Oil on 2 flatbreads. Crumble each one with the goat cheese, add the oven roasted tomatoes, rest of the fresh Thyme leaves and some freshly cracked black pepper. Bake for about 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle each one with a little honey or Balsamic Glaze.
