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Smoked Gouda and Broccoli Flatbreads
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- Total Time
- 15 minutes
- Rating
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Ingredients
- 8ounces smoked Gouda, grated on the small holes of a box grater (about 2 cups)
- 8ounces broccoli stems and florets, coarsely chopped (about 3 cups)
- 3scallions, thinly sliced
- 1tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 4flatbread, naan or pocketless pita (roughly 8-inch diameter, store-bought or homemade)
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oven to 450 degrees and place a rack in the lower and upper third of the oven. In a large bowl, combine the Gouda, broccoli, scallions and oil. Season with salt and pepper, and stir to combine.
- Step 2
Place the flatbread on two baking sheets, then top evenly with the cheese mixture. Roast, rotating pans halfway through, until the bread is crisp and the cheese is melted and browned in spots, 8 to 10 minutes.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
This is a lunch favorite for us. I like to heat olive oil with a clove of garlic, red pepper flakes and some Za'tar, let it cool, and use the flavored oil to make these flatbread "pizzas".
Eat your heart out, Angelo’s! I grieved for your abandoned Pizza Bianca, but no more. Used Gouda and havarti, added thin sliced Roma tomatoes. Glorious!
I felt an urge to improve this simple flatbread. Garlic! Red pepper flakes! More garlic! But then I just said, "STOP." The simple things...the broccoli, the salt and pepper and olive oil. Just let that speak for itself. Gotta tell you. Sometimes simple is best. Delicious with the broccoli and the gouda shining through mingling together in a crunchy creamy way with the bite of the scallions. This is good. This is good in a very broccoli-gouda-scallion on a crispy flatbread way. This. Is a Keeper.
Heat olive oil with a clove of garlic, red pepper flakes and some Za'tar, let it cool, and use the flavored oil to make these flatbread "pizzas".
chopped broccoli for 20 minutes at 400 degrees = well cooked, even crispy, so 10 minutes at 450 should be just perfect
Made it vegan with Daiya vegan Smoked Gouda. Was a massive hit, so much so that I am making it tonight as we ring in the New Year and celebrate meeting 18 years ago.
Cooked longer than 8 to 10 minutes to cook broccoli more.
"Feel free to adapt with what you have: [...] for the broccoli, substitute spinach, kale, thinly sliced brussels sprouts or another quick-cooking vegetable" - from the intro to the recipe, last sentence
This is so simple and delicious. I used the garlic Naan bread. Tossed the ingredients with extra EVOO and added chopped fire roasted tomatoes. Keeper.
I made this the other day and it quickly became a favorite for my family. Super delicious and easy to make on a weekday night. Love it!
I used Trader Joe’s flatbread pizza and also added cubed prosciutto. Delicious!
Good, added chopped jalapeño
The smoked gouda did indeed grab my attention, but mixing everything together in a bowl and then scooping it out was a mess--I think it would make far more sense just to scatter the cheese on the flatbreads, top with vegetables, and then drizzle with oil. The broccoli needs to be chopped more finely than coarse. I threw in a chopped tomato because I happened to have one that I needed to use. A good pizza cutter is a must.
Balsamic vinegar glaze
Hot honey. That's what you're looking for.
Since my wife doesn't love broccoli, I substituted chopped brussel sprouts. It was delicious!
Add a generous pinch of dried hot red pepper flakes to mix and more scallions! I use thin pre-baked pizza crusts.
Could use some garlic or red pepper flakes. We added spicy honey drizzle we had on hand after cooking.
Use OG kristal Gouda, not smoked. So much better.
I ended up using baby broccoli and regular Gouda and used finely diced onions since I couldn’t find scallions. Served with a salad and made a great mea!
Add garlic
This is easy and really delicious! We added the garlic warmed in olive oil as was suggested and it really made it special. I would stick to flatbread rather than pita since the filling has some weight.
This has become a favorite quick dinner for us. Delicious made just as written!
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