I am so excited for summer weather, what about you??
I'm so excited about all the fresh fruits and veggies and I kind of, sort of, a little bit of a lot obsessed with berries. My life's ambition is basically just to eat them everyday for the rest of my life.
Berries aside though, all the veggies and colors make me so happy too. I even like the ones with unfortunate reputations like brussels sprouts or eggplant. I’ve heard that eggplant doesn’t have any nutrients to speak of but I don’t think that’s true. If nothing else it at least have fiber and I think it has great flavor too. It goes so well with all of the flavors of this recipe.
I used zucchini, tomatoes, and eggplant with some dried tarragon and havarti cheese on top. This is a super simple recipe and it looks so elegant and colorful. You can make it even easier by using ready made pizza crust if you want.
This would be perfect as an appetizer for a summer lunch or served as a side with your favorite soup. It doesn’t really matter what time of year it is though. You could use whatever vegetables that are in season in your area.
Summer Veggie Flatbread Pizza
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Yield: 6
Ingredients
1 (1 pound) store-bought pizza dough or recipe follows
2 tablespoons fine cornmeal
sea salt and black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium eggplant, thinly sliced
1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon dried tarragon, or fresh would be even better if you have it
1/2 cup shredded Havarti cheese
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan
Dough:
1 cup warm water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbs. active dry yeast
1 Tbs. sugar
2 Tbs. oil
3 cups flour
Instructions
First make the pizza dough unless you are using store-bought. Combine yeast, sugar, and water in a medium mixing bowl and let sit for about 5 minutes to let the yeast react. Add other ingredients and mix until it starts to form a dough.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 - 10 minutes. It should be smooth and resilient. Grease a medium bowl and place dough inside. Flip in bowl to cover all sides with oil and cover with towel or plastic wrap. Put in warm place to rise until doubled in size.
Toss zucchini and eggplant in bowl with a few teaspoons salt and let sit for about 30 minutes while you prep everything else; then press between 2 towels to dry as much as possible.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 C) and spread or roll dough into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Spread cornmeal on large pan or baking sheet and place dough on top.
Spread with olive oil and havarti. Alternate placing slices of veggies on top until evenly layered. Sprinkle parmesan, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste.
Bake for about 20 minutes until edges are crispy. Allow it to cool for about 15 minutes before slicing.
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Looks like some well cooked pizza!
Cucumber, cheese and tomatoes make this thing explode in the mouth! 💙
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Hi my dear! Am a fan of pizza!!! And I like to make different kind of it! This one looks very tasty with zucchini and eggplant really looks delicious! The dough looks crispy! It’s a good idea just I buy the zucchini.
@creativewoman I am so glad you liked it
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That looks AMAZING! I know what I'm making for dinner tonight!
@dougkarr let me know if you gave it a try. Perhaps a food post for you, yeah?!
I need to make this. I’m eating to much vegetarian food now, and his looks really tempting! Thank you for sharing this with us, and I must say: your pictures are just getting better and better every day!
@susanne ahh, you are so sweet, thanks so much for the kind words and for all of your support!!
Mmmm this looks so tasty and easy to bake on a summer day for a BBQ take along! I love all those veggies and will be making this soon for sure @gringalicious! Thanks for your recipe how to , will also upvote and resteem into my @momskitchen blog ! My new #foodboasting photo contest #5 just started today if you get a chance tocheck it out, thanks !💕👍😋
@karenmckersie thanks so much Karen
Your welcome!
Looks so good! Need to try this :)
@fran.hardwicke I do hope you give it a try
waaa another recipe!♥ looks delicious! need to try this haha
@iammegankylie I hope you like it
I wasn't liking Eggplant for the longest time, but I really came around recently.
That being said, this just reinforces this shift. Looks great!
That's great @paparodin!
I know, right? I am no hero in the kitchen, but there are a lot of cool things one can make with Eggplants, so it's a whole new world of possibilities that came around for me.
@paparodin thanks so much for commneting
You would do the same for me, I'm sure.
@paparodin thanks
Wow, Its Awesome Food Photography and Another Great Recipe. Thank for share again your awesome recipe. have a nice day.
I'm so glad you like it @sabbir1213. You're so very kind.
Your delicious food reminds me of Ratatouille :)
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Totally. I should have called this ratatouille pizza @attoan.cmt
Great Recipe and Beautiful Food Photography! Your Food Photography Look like delicious.
Thank you so much @mrperfects!
Now thats a healthy pizza!! I dont think I’ve eaten that many vegetables in my entire life!!
Haha, well that's not good @goldmatters. Don't you know how important your greens are? ;)
NOW you tell me!!! :)
@goldmatters thanks so much for all of your support
Great pictures and wonderfull way to mix all the vegetables to create that recipe. Congratulations!!
Thanks @arthursanteliz!
nice vegetarian delight
@teenovision so glad you liked it
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I like eating healthy majority of the time plus a few junk food once in awhile. This looks so good. I like pizza and like eating healthy so this is perfect. I hope to try to make it someday. Thank you!
@heyheyhen I do hope you give it a try
Sembra davvero buona, però dovresti venire in Italia ad assaggiare la nostra pizza 😁👍👍
A picture that looks delicious^^
@angelman thanks so much
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My pizza is very good, it's great to have your pizza ready. Looks very nice. .. you can cook very well
@mainuddinsunny thanks so much for commenting
well come
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thats great
@komal-khan thanks
Looks amazing . Have to try it once .
@sajidsyed44 I do hope you give it a try
So yummy pizza, i call it Ratatouille pizza healthy and easy to make thanks for sharing my dear 😘😘❤️❤️ have a good day
@injiskitchen thanks so much for your kind words and support
Yum, this looks really good. Srecipes approves !
@srecipes thanks so much
Its too much good...
@ejtehad110 thanks
Yummy yummy. My mother would love this recipe.
@canelita thanks so much for commenting
Omg, Look Like so Yummy. I must Say this post is "Mouthwatering Post"
@rrakesharmaa thanks so much for commenting
It looks very tasty! I'll try this at home! Thank you!
@ricosdias I hope it turns out perfect for you
that looks really delicious. need to try this soon! Thanks for the recipe
@betterthanhome thanks so much for taking the time to comment
oh man that looks so good!! I would eat it all year round :P
@polebird thanks so much for stopping by, great to hear from you
summer, pizza ... thanks for the recipe))
@finevector thanks so much for commenting
I'm not an egg plant fan but I may have to try this. Your dough recipe is exactly what I make.
I love veggie food (L)
Wow, this looks downright delicious.. thanks for sharing..❤️
I have hungry why are you so bad people showing something that good to see and and wet the tongue
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It looks very tasty, it has little ingredients and it is easy to make. Thanks for sharing
@sabrip thanks so much for taking the time to comment
I've never heard that eggplant isn't nutritious...and it's not true. A quick google shows that it's "a good source of Vitamin K, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber." But it is high in Sodium.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2858/2
I dunno why people say this about various fruits and vegetable. Even iceberg lettuce isn't completely void of nutrition. There are just sometimes better options when it comes to nutrition. Of course, I'm not going to replace eggplant with brussel sprouts. I like eggplant. I can't say the same about the unholy green gremlins. :P
@geekpowered great info, thanks
I love it when I found ideas on what to cook on steemit! :D This will be a nice lunch/dinner today, hope my hubby likes it. Thank you for sharing this, I do not have to think about what to cook :)
@zen-art thanks so much for taking the time to comment
Wow, now I wanna try making it too.
@hyperkid I hope you do
wonderful and original Pizza
@makesushi thanks so much
Excelente! Ummm! Muy deliciosas esas fotografías! Me encanta seguirte. Saludos...
@rasanthony gracias
Yummy 😋
@kwistiana thanks so much
Looks delicious! Probably the only way I can eat eggplants :)
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Saludos desde venezuela, esa comida se ve muy sabrosa <3 Soy fotografo derepente te puede gustar mi blog
@chuchoafonso gracias
Eggplant on pizza is genius. I had it before and I did not miss the meat. Best pizza I ever had.
@feelsomoon thanks so much
food is the thing which i am fond of and these mouth watering food made me hungry at the first glance on theme. good work. I will try this and thank you for sharing this.
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