Flatbread Peazza Salad
The beauty of this peazza is all the farm-to-table produce. Brimming with tender asparagus, dotted with garden peas, slathered with honey glazed shitake mushrooms. Topped with an arugula ramp salad that coats every element of the flatbread, bursting with flavours featured in our Ramp Flavouring Kit.
Flavouring Components: Ramp Flavouring Kit
1 Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette
2 Pickled Wild Ramps
3 Ramp Oil
4 Crispy Miso Pecan Crumble
Flatbread Components
1-2 flatbreads (store bought)
8oz shitake mushrooms
ramp oil (flavouring component 3)
2 tablespoons liquid honey
salt & pepper
2-3oz grana padano
8oz buffalo mozarella
1 bunch asparagus
1/4 cup peas
2 handfuls arugula
1 handful pea tendrils
5 wild pickled ramps (flavouring component 2), diced
1 spring of mint leaves torn
1 tablespoon preserved lemon vinaigrette (flavouring component 1)
PREPARE YOUR INGREDIENTS
Step 1: PRE-HEAT OVEN to 425F
Step 2: PREPARING THE MUSHROOMS Remove the mushroom stems. Place mushroom caps onto a parchment lined sheetpan, drizzle with ramp oil (flavouring component 3), season with S&P, drizzle with honey. Roast 5 minutes at 425F. Use a timer, it takes a few seconds for the mushrooms to burn.
Step 3: PREPARING THE VEGETABLES Wash the asparagus, peas, arugula, pea tendrils and mint. Cut asparugus tips and set aside. Cut the stalks on a sharp diagonal, set aside. Remove peas from pods, set aside.
Step 4: PREPARING THE SALAD Rinse pea tendrils, arugula and torn mint. Spin dry, place into a bowl ,add the diced Pickled Wild Ramps (flavouring component 2), set aside
ASSEMBLING THE FLATBREAD
Place flatbread onto a sheet pan. Brush lightly with ramp oil (flavouring component 3)
Dust generously with grana padano
Layer with buffalo mozzarella
Scatter with asparagus and peas
Set aside until ready to bake or grill
COOKING METHOD
OVEN : Preheat oven to 450F, place flatbread on sheet pan or directly onto oven rack. Bake 5-7 minutes or until crust is golden brown and crispy.
GRILL: Fire up the grill and heat until sizzling. Place flatbread directly onto grill until crust is lightly charred and crisp.
Once crisped, place flat bread onto cutting board, cut into portions, top with salad
ARUGULA SALAD
Place diced pickled wild ramps (flavouring componenet 2) into a bowl
Add a splash of the lickling liquid
To the bowl add the arugula, pea tendrils and mint
PLATING & GARNISHING THE FLATBREAD
Place crisped flat bread onto a cutting board
With a sharp knife cut the flatbread into squares or tringles or rectangles
Drizzle the arugula salad gently with the Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette (flavouring component 1), adjust seasoning
Layer the arugula salad all over the flat bread, pull up gently to create height
Drizzle with liquid honey
Sprinkle with Crispy Miso-Pecan Crumble (flavouring component 4)
ENjOY