Summer entertaining doesn’t mean you have to make a three-course meal for your guests. If anything, it’s way too hot to do that! Instead, these barbecue flatbreads are the perfect lazy yet elevated dinner. Throw it on the barbie, and all the hard cooking is done and dusted!
Throw on seasonal peaches, salty prosciutto, and of course, some form of mozzarella (we used bocconcini) for an alfresco meal that looks, and is, effortless.
Making flatbread at home
This flatbread recipe uses pre-made pizza dough balls, which you can buy from major supermarkets. If you have a good pizza shop nearby, they might sell them too. Or, if you’re feeling extra chef-like, you can make the flatbread yourself, using this 3-ingredient recipe.
But buying the dough premade means you’re not putting in the effort of mixing and kneading the dough. You just roll it out, sprinkle on mozzarella, and then cook it in a hot barbecue with the lid down. Genius! You then add the wonderful combination of peaches, prosciutto and bocconcini to finish it off for a fresh, summery meal.
Ingredients
Method
Preheat a barbecue grill or chargrill pan on high heat. Spray peach with oil and cook for 1 minute each side or until grill lines appear. Set aside.
Preheat outside burners of barbecue on medium-high, or preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced.
Combine dough balls into two portions. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to a 22cm x 34cm oval. Put on lined baking trays. Brush each with 1 tablespoon of combined oil and garlic. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Drizzle over remaining oil mixture. Season.
Put trays in centre of barbecue. Close lid. Cook, turning halfway through, for 20–25 minutes or until golden and the base is crisp.
Top with peaches, prosciutto, bocconcini and basil.
