Caprese Flatbread

Looking for something quick and refreshing to eat? Make this Caprese Flatbread! It’s a hummus pizza with fresh tomatoes, sliced mozzarella cheese, earthy basil, and a balsamic vinegar drizzle you can serve cold during hot summer days or baked fresh from the oven.

With summer around the corner, one thing I’m really looking forward to are farmer’s markets.

There are two in particular in Pittsburgh where I walk away with a bag full of, well, everything – tomatoes, peaches, zucchini, corn, fresh herbs.

Sometimes I tend to buy more than I have planned, so when I get home, I stare at my bounty and go, well now what?

For this reason I have an arsenal of simple ideas to make.

For example, when I buy tomatoes and basil, I make caprese – a simple Italian salad of tomatoes, sliced mozzarella, and basil.

Or I’ll make homemade basil pesto.

If I’m feeling like meat for dinner, I’ll make my caprese steak or pesto burgers.

But if I’m feeling vegetarian, I’ll make this Caprese Flatbread, which is a cold hummus pizza loosely inspired by those cold veggie pizzas you often see at summer parties.

I served this caprese pizza cold since I’m often making it in the summer (hello inferno gas oven), but you can also serve it baked if you want your mozzarella cheese melted.

Drizzled on top is a balsamic vinegar reduction, which is a fancy way of saying slightly thickened vinegar that isn’t as acidic as straight from the bottle.

I made this recipe easier and quicker by using store-bought flatbread (especially if it’s too hot to turn on your oven).

However, you can also use homemade pizza dough if you wanted to make your flatbread pizza from scratch.

Ingredients For Caprese Flatbread

Here’s what you need to make your hummus pizza:

• Flatbread: Typically I like to use naan for my flatbread, but you can also use pita like I did with my pita pizza.
• Hummus: The fun part is you can use any flavor you’d like! I personally go for roasted garlic, but really any will do.
• Mozzarella: Use a fresh mozzarella ball and slice it yourself.
• Tomato: The fresher the better! Use ones you grow yourself or buy at the farmer’s market. Do not use grocery store tomatoes and do not refrigerate your tomatoes.
• Basil: Use fresh basil leaves (although in a pinch you can use basil paste or even pesto)
• Balsamic vinegar: A sweet yet tangy vinegar used to make the drizzle on top
• Brown sugar: Sweetens the balsamic vinegar drizzle so it’s not too acidic

What is hummus?

I’ve used hummus in other recipes such as my BBQ chicken tostadas, but every time I mention it someone always asks what it is.

Hummus is a Middle Eastern spread made from ground chickpeas blended with tahini (sesame paste), olive oil, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients.

Most people eat it with homemade pita chips, but it can also be used as an ingredient.

You can find it in your grocer’s refrigerated section, usually near the deli.

How To Make Caprese Flatbread

Making your caprese flatbread pizza is super easy, especially if you’re serving it cold! Here’s how:

1. Spread hummus on top of flatbread.
2. Top with mozzarella, tomato, and basil.
3. Boil vinegar and brown sugar in a small saucepan until reduced to a syrup.
4. Drizzle vinegar syrup on top of pizza and serve.

Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.

If baking your caprese pizza, bake at 425F for 8-10 minutes or until cheese has melted.

More Pizza Recipes

Enjoyed this hummus flatbread? Check out my other pizza recipes including:

• Brussels Sprouts Flatbread
• Prosciutto Arugula Pizza
• Thin Crust Buffalo Chicken Pizza
• BBQ Chicken Skillet Pizza
• Shrimp Scampi Pizza

First published May 8, 2017