The Ultimate Grilled Flatbread Recipe
We start with pre-made pizza dough from the local pizzeria and top it with the creamiest burrata cheese and the juiciest grilled cherry tomatoes. All you really need for this perfect summer meal is a hot grill. While you have the grill fired up, make a Grilled Romaine Caesar and Easy Harissa Chicken on the side.
What Is Burrata Cheese?
Made from creamy cheese curds tightly wrapped in a blanket of fresh mozzarella cheese, burrata is the holy grail of fresh Italian cheeses. It’s like fresh mozzarella, but with a soft, more spreadable center, and just a bit more of a salty tang. You’ll typically find it at your specialty grocery refrigerated area, near the fresh mozzarella (which will also work, if you can’t find burrata). It’s a star in one of our favorite summer appetizers, Braised Tomatoes with Burrata.
How To Make Grilled Flatbread With Grilled Tomatoes
In our case, flatbread is just a fancy word for grilled pizza. Here’s what you need to know about making our grilled flatbread recipe:
Buy pre-made dough. This is our very best trick for making flatbread at home (and pizza too, for that matter). Most pizza places will sell you a ball of fresh pizza dough. True story! Just ask at your favorite local spot—most will happily sell you pre-made dough, saving you major time and effort. Trader Joe’s and local grocery stores have pre-made dough for sale too.
Roll it out! Our easy flatbread pizza starts with rolling out that pre-made pizza dough on the thin side—but taking care not to overwork the dough, which can result in a tough flatbread. Handled correctly, we think it’s the best bread for grilling.
Grill! Simply brush the flatbread dough with oil, and grill over med-high heat until it’s charred a bit and slightly puffed.
Grill tomatoes on low heat, or even as your grill is preheating. Any hotter and they’ll burst before you get to take a bite. Let them cool before you dig in!
How to Store Leftovers + Tips
Plan for more grilled tomatoes than you think you’ll need—whatever doesn’t get eaten (leftovers are rare), are great eaten cold in salads, smeared on toast, or folded into Soft-Scrambled Eggs for breakfast.
If you have leftover flatbread you can cut or hand-tear it into smaller pieces to use as a salad topping or dip for White Bean Hummus.
Use skewers to grill the tomatoes. We prefer metal skewers, because they’re reusable and you don’t have to worry about soaking.
A pastry brush comes in handy for this recipe. Go with the silicone kind—we find them way easier to wash, and they can tolerate the heat of the grill.
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