Fig Week: Fig Flatbread

Try this sweet and savory flatbread that has an unexpected topping of fresh figs, crumbled goat cheese, arugula, and a drizzle of heavenly balsamic glaze.  Not your ordinary thin-crust pizza!

Fig Flatbread

If you aren't lucky enough to have a fig tree in your yard (or a generous neighbor) make sure to go to the farmer's market and grab a few pounds of ripe figs and make this wonderful Fig Flatbread.  

Store-bought flatbread topped with sweet figs and crumbled goat cheese  make an extraordinary thin-crust pizza.  A drizzle of tangy balsamic glaze and a handful of peppery arugula give this a beautiful and flavorful finishing touch.  

This is one of the easiest pizzas to make and the taste is phenomenal!  I use some of the figs and bake them on the flatbread with some of the cheese and they turn out roasted and jammy.  Then I add the remaining fresh figs on top along with more goat cheese, arugula and get a fresh salad like pizza.  Soooo good!

Enjoy!

What Ingredients do I need?

• Flatbread - store bought is great - see kitchen tips and notes for my favorite choices

• Fresh figs

• Goat Cheese

• Arugula

• Balsamic Glaze - see kitchen tips and notes for my favorite choices

Substitutions and Variations

• Add spinach instead of arugula

• Buy store bought pizza dough and roll out really thin instead of purchasing flatbreads

• Try feta instead of goat cheese

Kitchen Tips and Notes

• Flatbreads:  use store-bought naan or flatbread.  Stonefire and Brooklyn Bred are both great brands

• Balsamic glaze - this is balsamic vinegar that has been reduced which gives it a condescended flavor and thickness. Brands - Colavita, Trader Joes, Roland Foods Glaze of Modena

• Make individual flatbread for each person or make 1 or 2 large flatbreads

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Fig Flatbread

1 pkg store-bought Flatbread (individual size or large size)
6 figs, thinly sliced crosswise
8 oz goat cheese, crumbled
1 cup (large handful) arugula
1/4 cup balsamic glaze


Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Take the store-bought flatbreads and place them on a baking sheet. Top the flatbread with 1/3 of the fig slices and the cheese. Bake about 10 minutes until the crust is slightly browned. Remove from the oven.

Top the flatbread with the remaining figs, arugula, and cheese. Drizzle with the balsamic glaze. Serve.