If you haven't tried grilled flatbread before, you are in for a treat! From one batch of dough, you can make many varieties of grilled flatbread, both savory and sweet. This recipe for Grilled Flatbread with Pesto and Mozzarella is a great if you are looking for party appetizer ideas.
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⭐Why Basil Pesto Flatbread is Awesome
- Grilled Flatbread with Pesto, Mozzarella, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes can be served as an appetizer, snack, or even as an easy weeknight dinner!
- Perfect for outdoor gatherings!
- Vegetarian friendly.
- Fun for kids to roll out and customize with their own toppings!
🍽 Ingredient Notes
- Flour - All-purpose flour is fine for this recipe.
- Yeast - Make sure your yeast hasn't expired.
- Pesto - You can make your own pesto with fresh basil, pine nuts, and olive oil or use store-bought pesto.
- Fresh mozzarella cheese - I highly recommend using fresh mozzarella as opposed to shredded bagged cheese. It makes a real difference with the way this tastes.
- Sun-dried tomatoes - Provides color and a subtle tartness to the flatbreads.
📋How to make Grilled Flatbread with Pesto and Mozzarella
This flatbread pizza recipe is easy to prepare when you have an awesome grill like the Kenmore Elite Grills. You can trust Kenmore for all your summer grilling needs.
STEP 1: You'll start off by making an easy dough. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
STEP 2: Heat water to 120-130 degrees and add it to the flour mixture.
STEP 3: Mix to form a dough. Cover the dough and let it rise for an hour until it has doubled in size. Then place dough on a floured surface and form into a ball.
STEP 4: Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll out each portion on a floured surface so it is fairly thin and 6-7 inches in diameter.
STEP 5: Preheat a grill or stovetop griddle on medium-high heat. Roll out each dough ball into a thin flatbread, about ¼ inch thick. Brush one side of the flatbread with olive oil. This will prevent it from sticking to the grill.
STEP 6: Cook dough on grill for 2-3 minutes on each side. Turn flatbread over when the dough starts getting darker and appears cooked.
STEP 7: When the bread is cooked, remove it from the grill and spread pesto sauce on one side.
STEP 8: Cover with sliced mozzarella and sprinkle on sun-dried tomatoes.
STEP 9: Return to grill and set heat to low. Shut the cover and leave the flatbread in for a few minutes until the cheese starts to melt. The fresh mozzarella melts beautifully with the top of the grill closed.
STEP 10: Remove the flatbread from the grill and place on a cutting board. Slice the flatbread into smaller pieces and serve while they're warm.
👩🏻🍳Expert Tips
Tip 1: Can use this same dough recipe to make pizza dough. It works for flatbread or pizza.
Tip 2: You can also try this with goat cheese instead of mozzarella and the results would be equally fantastic!
Tip 3: These cook up fairly quickly, making them a great party appetizer that your guests can personalize.
🤷🏻♀️Recipe FAQs
This flatbread pairs well with Mediterranean dishes like Greek salad, hummus, olives, and grilled vegetables.
You can add some grilled chicken for protein. Additional toppings include roasted vegetables, Parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes for some spice, red onion, garlic, and balsamic glaze.
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📖 Recipe
Grilled Flatbread with Pesto and Mozzarella
Ingredients
For flatbread
Topping
- 16 tablespoons pesto
- 16 slices fresh mozzarella
- 16 tablespoons sun dried tomatoes
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
- Heat water to 120-130 degrees and add it to the flour mixture.
- Mix to form into dough,
- Knead on a floured surface and form into a ball.
- Cover the dough and let it rise for an hour until it has doubled in size.
- Return dough to a floured surface and divide into 8 equal portions.
- Preheat a grill or stovetop griddle on medium-high heat. Roll out each dough ball into a thin flatbread, about ¼ inch thick. Brush one side of the flatbread with olive oil. This will prevent it from sticking to the grill.
- Cook dough on a hot grill for 2-3 minutes on each side. Turn flatbread over when the dough starts getting darker and appears cooked.
- When the bread is cooked, remove from grill and spread on pesto. Cover with sliced mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes.
- Return to grill and set heat to low. Shut the cover and leave the flatbread in for a few minutes until the cheese starts to melt.
- Remove the flatbread from the grill and place on a cutting board. Slice the flatbread into smaller pieces and serve while they're warm.
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Notes
- Can use this same dough recipe to make pizza dough. It works for flatbread or pizza.
- You can also try this with goat cheese instead of mozzarella and the results would be equally fantastic!
- These cook up fairly quickly, making them a great party appetizer that your guests can personalize.
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