Sunday, September 13, 2009

Flatbread with Bacon, Onions and Pesto

This is the first recipe I've tried from my new Food Network magazine that my mom got me for a present! I love the magazine and was really excited to try this dish which looked like it would make a delicious and beautiful appetizer.

It is beautiful (as you can see) and was good, although I would tweak a few things next time. That is - I would not put lemon zest in the sour cream - it was a little too lemony. Also, I would not use parsley for the pesto - I think a nice basil pesto would be a little more tasty. But because those are just hypothesises (sp?) I will post the original recipe! If I was you, I would trust a professional chef over Britt any day! :)



Ingredients
4 thick strips bacon, cut into pieces
1 large white onion, sliced
pinch of sugar
kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
6 scallions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon capers
1/2 cup fresh parsley
grated zest of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
1 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed

Directions
Preheat oven to 450. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crispy. Transfer to a plate with a paper towel, keep warm. Add the onion slices to the drippings in the pan. Sprinkle with sugar and season with salt and pepper. Cook on low heat until light brown, tender and caramelized.

Combine the scallions, capers and parsley in the food processor. Add salt and pepper to taste and half the lemon zest. Pulse gently to chop and blend. Gently stream in olive oil. Transfer scallion pesto to a bowl.

In a small bowl, whisk creme fraiche and remaining lemon zest until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Roll pizza dough onto sheet covered with non-stick spray or flour to keep from sticking. Drizzle with olive oil. Place in center of oven and cook for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.

Spread creme fraiche mixture on the crust. Dot with onions and sprinkle with bacon and pesto. Slice into pieces and serve.



Might also be fun to try some mayo instead of sour cream and add some tomato slices for a more BLT themed flatbread. I think this is a fun recipe because you can change it to whatever you like! My favorite part was the onions - they were so good!!

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