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Caprese Flatbread with Balsamic Reduction

Need an easy and delicious crowd-pleasing dish? This Caprese Flatbread will the the hit at your next gathering.
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Author Melissa Russo / thefarmgirlgabs.com

Ingredients

  • 1 16 oz. frozen pizza dough regular or whole wheat
  • 2 large Jersey Fresh Tomatoes
  • 16 oz. fresh mozzarella sliced
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped
  • Pinch Salt
  • Pinch Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a small saucepan, combine balsamic vinegar and honey. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook until vinegar is reduced by half. Set aside to cool.
  3. Roll pizza dough out into a rectangle approximately 13 inches long by 6 inches wide. Dough should be thin.
  4. Place dough on a lined baking sheet.
  5. In a small bowl, combine olive oil and crushed garlic. Spread over dough.
  6. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes.
  7. While flatbread is baking, slice tomatoes and fresh mozzarella and set aside.
  8. Also chop your basil.
  9. When bread is finished baking, remove from oven and alternately layer tomatoes and mozzarella.
  10. Top with fresh chopped basil, salt and pepper.
  11. Place flatbread back in the oven and cook another 15-20 minutes until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
  12. Remove flatbread from oven and drizzle with balsamic reduction.
  13. Cut into triangles and serve hot or cold.