Every year, our good friend Eric hosts a Superbowl get together at his fabulous house and cooks wayyy too much food. Normally I haven’t been around to attend, but this year being back in CA I was able to make it and even bring along a dish! Eric has an enormous TV that seems to get bigger every couple of years or so - perfect for viewing awards shows, sports games, you name it. This year, we had about half the crowd rooting for the Patriots and the other half for the Seahawks. No die hard fans across the board though, so everyone was just excited that it was a dramatic game! And we all gave the halftime show a thumbs wayyy down. Best commercial by far was the #1 draft pick of the avocado for Mexico! Anyways, let’s take a look at the gorgeous venue. Taking notes for my future house..
Ah, but most importantly. The game day snacking. What did Eric put together for us? It was truly a feast! We also greatly appreciated that he put post-it notes out describing all of the dishes. I have to say…the Tater Tot Nachos might have been my favorite. They had chorizo and cilantro and cheese and were just. to. die. for. I went at them with a fork a couple of times..couldn’t really bare to serve myself a portion.
Personally…I think my dish stole the show. I had visions of making a whole wheat flatbread with carmelized onions from the start. I went looking for a great cheese to sprinkle on it and found this incredible smoked gouda from the farmer’s market. Leftover beet greens from yesterday’s Quinoa with Roasted Veg, Feta, and Almonds were used as well (nothing goes to waste, people!). Topped off with some red pepper flakes and it was gone in SECONDS.
Carmelizing onions and sauteeing greens - my happy place!
I used the whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joes and was extremely happy with it. This flatbread was so easy to make, and knowing that the dough from TJ’s worked so well, I can’t wait to come up with more creations. If you try this dough, let it sit for 20-30 mins or so outside of the fridge, and simply press/roll out on your greased or floured surface into the shape that you want. Bake at 475 for about 15 minutes.
Anyone want a taste?
- Whole wheat store bought pizza dough (I used Trader Joe's brand)
- 2 large white onions
- 2½ tbsp butter
- 1 cup freshly shredded gouda cheese
- 1 cup lightly sauteed bitter greens (beet greens, chard, kale, etc will all work!)
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Take your pizza dough out from the refrigerator and let sit for 20-30 minutes at room temp
- Then, slice your onions into thin rings
- Over low to medium heat, cook your onions in the butter until carmelized. Sprinkle on a little salt and pepper. This should take 20-30 minutes - keep it low and slow
- While those are cooking, preheat your oven to 475 degrees F
- In a separate pan, lightly sautee your greens in a teensy bit of olive oil. You still want them to retain relative shape/crunch, but allow them to cook a little bit to bring out the flavor and reduce bitterness. After a couple of minutes of this, take the greens off the heat
- Once your dough has sat for 20 minutes, on a floured or greased baking sheet, take your dough and press/roll it into your desired shape. I went for a large rectangle. It should be about ⅛ of an inch thick. I just used my fingers!
- Coat the dough with the carmelized onions
- Spread out your greens evenly on top of the onions
- Sprinkle on the cheese and a little red pepper
- Place in oven for 10-15 minutes
- Remove, let cool, cut, and serve!
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