Fall Flatbread

Time :30 minutes
Yield :4 servings

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Rustic, yet simple, this appetizer is fantastically full of fall-like savory flavor. Fall Flatbread will be a fan-favorite for sure. Yellow and red onions, fanciful fennel, and fragrant thyme leaves reach their flavor bests atop a layer of tangy Dijon mustard and melty provolone cheese. And when it is all unforgettably elevated with a fumbling of flamboyant fontina cheese... well, it is just flat-out fabulous! Fix Fall Flatbread for your family and friends and they will become fanatical followers for sure. It's a fittingly flavorful fall find!
Rustic, yet simple, this appetizer is fantastically full of fall-like savory flavor. Fall Flatbread will be a fan-favorite for sure. Yellow and red onions, fanciful fennel, and fragrant thyme leaves reach their flavor bests atop a layer of tangy Dijon mustard and melty provolone cheese. And when it is all unforgettably elevated with a fumbling of flamboyant fontina cheese... well, it is just flat-out fabulous! Fix Fall Flatbread for your family and friends and they will become fanatical followers for sure. It's a fittingly flavorful fall find!

Ingredients

  • cornmeal optional, to taste
  • flour to taste
  • 1 (16-ounce) ball pizza dough room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 4 ounces provolone cheese thinly sliced
  • 1 small yellow onion thinly sliced
  • 1 small red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 small bulb fennel cored, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 ounces fontina cheese coarsely grated
  • flat-leaf parsley optional, to taste, finely chopped, for garnish

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 475-500 degrees F.
  • Dust an 18x26-inch baking sheet with the cornmeal or line it with parchment paper.
  • Using the flour, lightly dust a clean work surface.
  • On the prepared work surface, add the pizza dough and roll it into a 14-inch oval.
  • Transfer the pizza dough to the prepared baking sheet.
  • Evenly spread the Dijon mustard on top of the dough.
  • Evenly top the mustard layer with the provolone cheese.
  • In a large bowl, add the yellow onions, the red onions, the fennel, the thyme, the olive oil, the salt, and the black pepper and toss until well-combined.
  • Add the fontina cheese to the onion mixture and fold to combine.
  • Evenly add the onion mixture over the provolone cheese layer.
  • Bake until the crust is golden-brown and the vegetables are just tender, about 10-12 minutes.
  • Transfer the flatbread from the oven to a wire rack.
  • Serve sprinkled with the parsley.
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