Fig & Arugula Flatbread
 
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This recipe may require a little work but the combination of flavors is delicious. You could also top with some vegan cashew cheese.
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Cuisine: Appetizer
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • Prepared pizza dough for 1 pizza (recipe below)
  • ½ onion, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vegan butter
  • 10 brown figs, halved
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil (split) (or more if desired)
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  • ¼ red onion sliced
  • handful of arugula leaves
  • 14 grapes, halved
  • sprinkle of red pepper flakes
  • salt & ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Place a pizza stone in the center rack of the oven. Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees F.
  2. In a medium saute pan, heat one teaspoon of olive oil. Add the onion, stirring occasionally, until onion slices begin to soften. Continue cooking until the onion caramelizes. Set caramelized onions aside. If onions are sticking, add a tiny bit of veggie stock to keep from sticking rather than more oil.
  3. In a small pan over medium-low heat, simmer the balsamic vinegar until it reduces almost by half to a syrup consistency. You should have about 3-4 teaspoons.
  4. Wipe out the saute pan, add the butter and heat. Add the figs in a single layer and quickly sear the figs cut side down. Sear quickly enough for color, but not cooked. 30 seconds or so. Set the figs aside.
  5. Stretch out the pizza dough to your desired size or approximately 9 inches.
  6. Sprinkle the dough with remaining 1 teaspoon of olive oil and a tiny bit of red pepper flakes.
  7. Top the olive oil with the finely minced garlic.
  8. Drizzle the dough with the balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle the red onion and carmelized onions over the top. Place the fig slices around the pizza, cut-side up. Season with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
  9. Bake the flatbread until the crust has risen and browned. This can take 5-10 minutes depending on oven.
  10. Cut the flatbread as desired. Scatter the arugula and grapes over the top and serve.
Recipe by Ordinary Vegan at https://ordinaryvegan.net/fig-flatbread/