Roasted Pear & Jammy Onion Flatbreads

Roasted Pear & Jammy Onion Flatbreads

🥘 Ingredients

  • Italian cheese blend
    1 c
  • arugula
    4 oz
  • balsamic glaze
    3.333 tbsp
  • black pepper
  • blue cheese dressing
    3 oz
  • chili flakes
    2 tsp
  • cooking oil
    2 tsp
  • flatbreads
    4 unit
  • pear
    2 unit
  • red onion
    2 unit
  • salt
  • sugar
    ½ tsp
  • walnuts
    1 oz
  • water
    1 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

  • large pan
  • baking sheet
  • large bowl
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Wash and dry produce.
  2. 2
    Halve, peel, and thinly slice red onion . Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion, sugar (1 tsp for 4), and salt . Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, 8-10 minutes.
    red onion: 2 unit, cooking oil: 2 tsp, sugar: ½ tsp, salt
  3. 3
    In the last minute of cooking, add water and stir until onion is jammy. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
    water: 1 tbsp
  4. 4
    Meanwhile, halve, core, and thinly slice pear . Roughly chop walnuts .
    pear: 2 unit, walnuts: 1 oz
  5. 5
    Place flatbreads on a baking sheet and bake on top rack until lightly toasted, 5-7 minutes. (For 4 servings, divide between two baking sheets; toast on top and middle racks, swapping rack positions halfway through toasting.)
    flatbreads: 4 unit
  6. 6
    While flatbreads toast, heat a drizzle of oil in the pan used for onions over medium-high heat. Add pear and cook until softened and slightly browned, 2-3 minutes per side.
  7. 7
    In a large bowl , toss arugula with half the balsamic glaze . Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
    arugula: 4 oz, balsamic glaze: 3.333 tbsp, black pepper
  8. 8
    Remove flatbreads from oven and set broiler to high. Carefully top flatbreads with blue cheese dressing , cooked onion, Italian cheese blend , pear, walnuts, and as many chili flakes as you like. Return to top rack and broil until cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes (for 4 servings, broil in batches).
    blue cheese dressing: 3 oz, Italian cheese blend: 1 c, chili flakes: 2 tsp
  9. 9
    Drizzle flatbreads with as much remaining balsamic glaze as you like. Top with salad, cut into pieces, divide between plates, and serve.