15 Minute Easy Margherita Flatbread Pizza
15 Minute Margherita Flatbread Pizza – delicious, easy recipe for a homemade pizza made with Naan Bread, Fresh Mozzarella, Tomatoes, Garlic, and Basil that’s great for busy weeknight dinners or parties.
With the holidays over, we’re settling in and are actually excited for the hustle and bustle of the holidays to be over. Not having to run to the store frantically looking for gifts for that one person that has everything is actually pretty nice.
Another thing I am kind of done with is cooking elaborate dinners that have fifty-five steps involved. When it’s time to eat I want quick, easy, and delicious and this is where this Easy Margherita Flatbread pizza comes in.
What to make with Naan bread?
The other day my parents were visiting and my mom among other things brought me a bag of naan bread. It’s delicious to eat just toasted, but next day come lunchtime I decided to use it as the base for a flatbread pizza. When time (or willingness) allows I like to make my own crust, but having a pre-made crust that can be loaded with pretty much anything is pretty awesome if you ask me.
The whole process from start to finish doesn’t take more than 15 minutes, and tell me that having l
unch like this ready in 15 minutes is not awesome!
This idea of using fresh Mozzarella, tomatoes & basil is totally inspired by this recipe from NatashasKitchen.com. After eating those canapés at my girlfriends’ get together I might or might’ve not have made them 5 times. The first time I tried them, I felt like the canapés would benefit from a good kick of garlic, so I have made them with garlic each time since then.
What is Margherita Pizza?
As I have later found out, a pizza made with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil & garlic is called Margherita, although a combination of tomato, mozzarella & basil is called Caprese.
So here’s the easiest flatbread pizza you will ever make. I mean, you don’t even have to grate your cheese, how easy is that?
15 minute Margherita Flatbread Pizza
Ingredients for Margherita Flatbread Pizza:
- Use some good quality Naan bread or homemade pita bread for this flatbread pizza. It is the base for the whole thing, so the better quality flatbread, the better the overall pizza will be.
- Fresh mozzarella is the thing to use. I use the one Costco sells as it doesn’t seep too much moisture out when heated in the oven.
- Do not substitute the fresh garlic and basil for dried.
How to make Margherita Flatbread Pizza
1. Press fresh garlic and mix with oil.
2. Brush the flatbread with oil & garlic with half the mixture. Place in preheated to 350F oven for 5-8 minutes or until very crispy.
3. Remove from oven and place 3 slices of cheese on top of the flatbread, sprinkle with salt & pepper, then place thinly sliced tomatoes on top and repeat with a sprinkling of salt & pepper. Place back in the oven for another 5 minutes, plus extra 2-3 minutes on broil. Watch the bread closely, if it’s too dark before 2-3 minutes, remove it from the oven immediately.
4. Meanwhile mix the remaining oil & garlic with the balsamic vinegar, stirring until smooth emulsion forms.
5. Chop the basil leaves.
6. Once flatbread pizza is baked and the edges are golden in color, remove from the oven, drizzle with however much of the balsamic vinegar mixture you would like, sprinkle with basil leaves, slice, serve and enjoy!
Other delicious appetizers to try:
- Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe – Shrimp cooked in butter and wine.
- Spicy Roasted Pepper & Feta Canapes – Bread topped with a homemade roasted pepper sauce with feta.
- Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps – Chicken with veggies and a peanut sauce.
15 Minute Easy Margherita Flatbread Pizza
15 Minute Margherita Flatbread Pizza - delicious, easy recipe for a homemade pizza made with Naan Bread, Fresh Mozzarella, Tomatoes, Garlic and Basil that's great for busy weeknight dinners or parties.
Ingredients
- 1 naan bread
- 3 pieces fresh mozzarella cheese sliced to ⅓- 1/2 inch thickness
- 1 tomato sliced as thin as possible
- 5-6 leaves basil
- 3 cloves garlic pressed; or 1 tsp dry garlic powder
- 1.5 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1.5 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
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Press 3 fresh garlic cloves and mix with 1.5tbsp oil.
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Brush the flatbread with oil & garlic with half the mixture. Place in preheated to 350°F oven for 5 minutes to crisp up.
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Remove from oven and place 3 slices of cheese on top of the flatbread, sprinkle with salt & pepper, then place thinly sliced tomatoes on top and repeat with a sprinkling of salt & pepper. Place back in the oven for another 5 minutes, plus extra 2-3 minutes on broil. Watch the bread closely, if its too dark before 2-3 minutes remove it from the oven immediately.
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Meanwhile mix the remaining oil & garlic with 1.5 tbsp balsamic vinegar, stirring until a smooth emulsion forms.
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Chop 5-6 basil leaves.
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Once flatbread pizza is baked and the edges are golden in color, remove from the oven, drizzle with however much of the balsamic vinegar mixture you would like, sprinkle with basil leaves, slice and serve and enjoy!
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Side note: you can freeze your naan bread until you need it, keeping it soft and fresh. When do you see yourself making this easy, peasy, Margherita Flatbread Pizza?
Marina | Let the Baking Begin
I plan to try this, thanks. It looks easy and good! But do know when you say “Do not substitute the fresh garlic and basil for dried” you are telling people to use dried garlic and basil. Maybe you mean Do not substitute the fresh garlic and basil with dried.
I followed your directions on baking times but the naan in the center was soggy when serving it. Probably from the juices from the tomatoes and the balsamic mix. Any suggestions?
I would crisp you the Naan slightly more before adding the tomatoes and the balsamic vinegar.
This was sooo good. But how do you do the emulsion with balsamic, garlic and oil? It doesn’t mix.
Hi Sue,
If you add all ingredients but the oil and whisk them, then while continuing to whisk fast drizzle in the oil in a slow stream it should come together into an emulsion. Whether it emulsifies or not though does not effect the flavor, so if it doesn’t work it’s not too big of a deal 🙂
I bought naan at my local farmers market yesterday and at the same time was wondering what to do with all of the tomatoes in my garden. This recipe helped with both. Loved it. Thanks so much.
Love hearing that! Thank you for sharing Tammy!
I made this for dinner tonight on home made flat bread, it was delicious! I added chopped mushrooms to the onion and garlic mixture. Served with a green salad, it was a super weekday meal and looked like something from a local restaurant!
Oh that’s so good to hear! Comments like yours totally make my day, thank you for sharing your feedback!
Easy to follow recipe and fun to make. I made a few and served as an app and everyone raved over it! Thank you so much!
Thank you Tori!
Thank you for this pizza recipe. It is my favorite pizza topping!
Authentic Pizza Margherita does NOT have garlic. Nor is it drizzled with balsamic vinegar. I’m sure your creation is great, but it shouldn’t be called Margherita.
Love, love….shared and will make again often! I used flax flatbread (that is what I had) and let it get good and crispy before I added the toppings. After the toppings were added I left it in long enough to crisp it up even more. What a treat!! Love the balsamic topping, too. Next time I’ll try it with naan.
Thanks Marina! Your recipe was my inspiration to making flatbread Margherita! I used a President Choice whole wheat flatbread. (From Canada) let it crisp with olive oil and garlic up as you directed. Added mini bocconcinis (halved), home grown cherry tomatoes, (halved) fresh basil, salt and pep , WOW! FRESH! OMG so, so good! I skipped the balsamic as I am tired of the balsamic glaze touching everything we eat these days!
Thanks for the inspiration! Love your blog!
Hi Cher!
Wow, your flatbread pizza sounds so good! Thank you for sharing!
Excellent flatbread!
I’ll be making this again and again.
Thanks Julia!
This Margherita Flatbread Pizza is off the hook!
Delicious, easy, fast, and better then in any restaurant!
my family loved it!
Loooove the fresh garlic in recipe!
Thank you Marina!
Thank you so much Diana! I’m so happy you loved it!
This is so easy to make AND eat for anyone. I am sure the people who use my site will love this!! Just need my hubby to put in and pull out of oven lol. My twelve year old even liked helping me make the pizza!! Kudos
Thank you Ann for your feedback!
This recipe saved my day. However, I liked trying the pizza with salsa sauce, It was really spicy and easy to make..