Sunday, April 26, 2009

Cheesy Zucchini and Red Onion Flatbread



Recipe and photo courtesy of Ashlee Miller, Bon Appétit August 2006.



Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 10-ounce tube refrigerated pizza dough
3/4 cup garlic-and-herb cheese spread (such as Alouette), divided
3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley, divided
1 small red onion
1 7- to 8-inch-long zucchini (yellow or green), cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick rounds, divided
Olive oil


Preheat oven to 400°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper; spray with nonstick spray. Unroll dough onto parchment. Spread half of herb cheese over 1 long half of dough, leaving 1/2-inch plain border. Sprinkle with half of Parmesan and 2 tablespoons parsley. Using parchment as aid, fold plain half of dough over filled half (do not seal edges). Spread remaining herb cheese over top; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Remove enough outer layers of onion to yield 2-inch-diameter core; cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds. Arrange 1 row of zucchini down 1 long side of dough. Arrange onion rounds in row alongside zucchini. Arrange 1 more row of zucchini alongside onion. Brush vegetables with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake bread until puffed and deep brown at edges, about 24 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley.

* This was easy and delicious. We decided while eating this that mushrooms or sliced tomatoes would also be great on top.

3 comments:

Kari said...

Wow! That was some amazing gourmet dinner! Thanks for sharing all the recipes, and the pictures, too! I'm going to have to try some of those!

Jess said...

It looks delicious, but complicated...as soon as I saw that it used refrigerated dough I printed it out! Yum.

Unknown said...

I just tried this tonight and even though I forgot the parsely it was bet with happy tummies. Rick, who doesn't like onions, actually quite liked it too.