Everyone has pantry items that are always found in their kitchen. You may have some pantry items that are a reflection of your ethnicity or your tastes in food. Being Greek, I always have some pita bread laying around – be it on the counter, fridge or freezer.
Pita bread is handy if you want to wrap an a souvlaki, cut up into wedges for some dips, thrown in the oven to make some Greekstyle nachos or a mini pizza.
As an extension of a pizza, you can get fancy, gourmet and top with some unique ingredients. Today’s offering pairs figs with cheese, specifically Manouri cheese, a semisoft Greek cheese, made from the whey that’s leftover from making Feta.
It crumbles easily, it has a buttery flavour, milder than Feta and a wonderful dance partner to figs.
There’s also some prosciutto, some onions, thyme, baby arugula, fresh ground pepper and a sweet/tart balsamic cream to add some zing to this dish.
Flatbread With Manouri and Figs
Course: Appetizer2
or 1 hungry Greek25
minutes10
minutesIngredients
approx. 1 medium onion
sea salt
1 flatbread/pita/naan bread
approx. half cup crumbled Manouri cheese (use Feta if you can’t find Manouri)
4 fresh figs
extra-virgin olive oil
2 slices of prosciutto
1 sprig of fresh thyme
fresh ground pepper
approx. half cup baby arugula
Directions
- pre-heated 425F oven
- Peel and cut your onion in half and cut into slices. Place a small on pan your stovetop over medium heat, add some olive oil, the onions, a sprinkle of salt and cook for about 5 minutes or until softened. Take off the heat.
- Place your flatbread on a baking sheet. Crumble your Manouri on your flatbread then top with your sliced onions. Slice your figs into quarters and place on your flatbread.
- Place in your preheated oven, bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven, tear prosciutto and place on top, sprinkle thyme leaves, fresh ground pepper and the arugula.
- Drizzle the balsamic glaze, cut into slices, transfer to a serving platter and serve.
