Spring Vegetable Flatbread
- 3 cups Arugula
- 2 cloves Garlic, Chopped
- 1/4 cups Raw Almonds
- 1/4 cups Freshly Grated Parmesan, Plus More For Garnish
- 1 pinch Coarse Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper
- 13 cups Extra-virgin Olive Oil, Plus 1 Tablespoon, Divided Use
- 1 whole Large Shallot, Thinly Sliced
- 2 whole Whole Wheat Flatbreads (from The Store)
- 1/2 bunches Asparagus, Ends Trimmed Off And Remaining Stalks Peeled With A Vegetable Peeler Into Ribbons
- 6 whole Artichoke Hearts (from A Jar), Rinsed Of The Oil And Leaves Separated
- 1/2 cups Frozen Peas, Thawed
- 4 whole Radishes, Thinly Sliced
- 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- In a food processor, combine the arugula, garlic, almonds, parmesan, salt and pepper.
- With the motor running, add 1/3 cup of oil in a thin stream and continue processing until you have a nice pesto consistency.
- Set aside.
- Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a small skillet over medium high.
- Add the shallots and saute until they soften and brown slightly, 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Put your flatbreads on a baking stone or sheet.
- Spoon the pesto evenly over the flatbreads.
- You may have leftovers depending on how heavy handed you are with the spreading.
- Or you may have too little if you got lick happy in the kitchen.
- Evenly layer the shallots over the flatbreads.
- Then add the asparagus ribbons.
- I really like asparagus ribbons.
- They make me giggle.
- Follow with the artichoke hearts.
- Then sprinkle on the peas.
- Then layer on the radishes.
- Then add the cheese.
- Then you throw the flatbreads in the oven and bake 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is browned and bubbly and youre doing the pee pee dance youre so excited.
- Garnish with more Parmesan if you like, slice and inhale with a drink of your choice!
arugula, garlic, almonds, freshly grated parmesan, salt, extravirgin olive oil, shallot, whole wheat flatbreads, bunches, hearts, frozen peas, mozzarella cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/spring-vegetable-flatbread/ (may not work)