Summer Flatbread...

It's the last day of the 4th of July weekend.  I'm willing to bet that everyone has had their fill of burgers and dogs...or those of you lucky enough to be back east, bellies full of lobster rolls (insert jealous glare). 

This flatbread pizza, smothered in summer treats+cheesy-garlicky goodness, is simple to make and will surely please your taste buds before going back to reality tomorrow!

  

Ingredients :

1 large clove of glarlic, minced

1 tsp of butter

1 pizza dough (from the grocer's deli – I love the whole grain but white is fine as well)

Handful of flour (for stretching the dough)

1 cup halved grape tomatoes

1 cup artichoke hearts (drained, squeezed and quartered)

2 large handfuls of arugula 

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

S+P, tbsp good olive oil
1.5 cups mozzarella (grated)

1 cup goat cheese (crumbled)

2 tbsp parmesan cheese (grated)

Preheat oven to 450.  Stretch your dough very thin.

Tip: when stretching pizza dough remember to poke it and roll it (to remove their air bubbles) before you throw it! If you happen to make a hole, no worries, just pinch it closed!

Place the stretched dough on a greased cookie sheet or prepped pizza stone. 

Tip: To keep the crust thin, snip off any excess at the edges and save for rolls later on!

Brush with melted butter, sprinkle garlic and half of your mozzarella and goat cheese on dough along with S+P and Parmesan. Pop in the oven for 7 minutes (or until cheeses are bubbling and dough is golden).

While dough bakes, toss arugula, lemon, olive oil and s+p in a bowl.

After 7 min, take dough out of the oven and top with tomatoes, artichoke hearts and remaining cheeses.  Pop back into the oven for 12-15 min (you want dough crisp and bubbly without burning).  

Once out of the oven, transfer flatbread onto a cutting board and slice as desired, top with arugula when you're ready to serve. 

(I prefer a vegetarian pizza, but if you do like a meatier-meal, grilled chicken strips, a poached egg or sweet italian sausage would go well with this recipe)

Happy Eating!!

Bee