Tomato and Zucchini Flat-breads!

So this dish is kinda vegetarian and kind of not because it involves the use of ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese. BUT! fear not, I have a link for vegan ricotta cheese and vegan mozzarella cheese! I will post it at the end of the recipe. You can also omit the ricotta cheese spread and use whatever sauce you like! I find that tomato sauce or marina works just as well :) You will need:

2 Flat-breads

Ricotta cheese (1 cup)

Vegan mozzarella cheese

1 lemon

Cherry tomatoes ( we will be cutting these in half, so I suggest getting as many as you like, get more if you like tomatoes!, I love them so I got alot :)

Lemon Pepper seasoning

Oregano

Italian seasoning

Chili Flakes (optional)

Garlic cloves (2)

Onion Powder

Pepper

Basil

Zucchini (1)

Grapeseed or any oil of your liking

This recipe serves 2.

Lets get started :)

First lets wash and rinse all of our produce. I like to lay everything out and organize it all.

There are 2 flat breads there fyi :) one is just on top of the other.

Pre heat your oven to 450 degrees, and and placed a lightly oiled baking sheet on the top rack of your oven (you can use whatever oil you like..I like to keep it healthy and use grape seed oil).

Trim and half the zucchini lengthwise, and cut across into half moons. Halve the tomatoes or dice them. I like to dice them into small pieces. Mince or grate the garlic (I like to grate them), and quarter the lemon.

Heat up a drizzle of oil into a large pan over medium high heat. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring until it is lightly browned and soften. Season with oregano, half of the grated garlic, pepper, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. Add lemon pepper seasoning to taste (I would be careful with this as it can tend to be salty, so be cautious). Cook for about 5-6 minutes or until you see that it starts to brown.

All brown and cooked :)

In a small bowl, combine the cut up tomatoes, the other half of the garlic, and a drizzle of grape seed oil. Season with oregano, salt and pepper to taste, and Italian seasoning. In a second bowl, combine 1 cup of ricotta (that is if you are using the ricotta spread, if you are using another spread skip this step and add the garlic to your spread and use the lemon to squeeze on top of the flatbread before you put them in the oven), lemon juice to taste 1/2 tsp of grape seed oil, season with salt and pepper, and add the rest of the garlic. Mix and season with salt and pepper. Separate basil from stalk and cut into small pieces.

Marinated tomatoes and ricotta spread :)

Carefully place the flat breads on the pre-heated baking sheet. Evenly spread the ricotta spread, or spread of our choice onto the flat-breads, top with cooked zucchini and tomatoes. Add shredded mozzarella to the top, sprinkle some more oregano on-top. Add as much basil as you like to finish it off. Bake until golden brown for about 10-12 minutes.

Assembled flatbreads, ready to be put into the oven

After 10-12 min, take out tChe flat breads, they should be nice, and melty and that garlic should be super fragrant :) Top with more basil if you like, a squeeze of lemon juice and add chili flakes on top. Cut into slices, and divide. You can serve it with the remaining lemon wedges on the side if you like for people who like the bitterness of the lemon :) and voila! There you have it! I hope you enjoy this! Send me pictures of your finished recipe, and show me your take on it!

All done and melty and browned and ready to be cut and served ;)

I like to cut one of the halves into two. That's just me :) and being real...I didn't want to wash dishes so forgive me for the paper plate lol

Here are the links for the vegan ricotta and mozzarella:

https://tofutti.com/frozen-desserts/ricotta/

https://www.target.com/p/daiya-dairy-free-shredded-mozzarella-cheese-7-1oz/-/A-53408970?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BShopping_Local&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9008183&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1247077&ds_rl=1246978&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyLDpBRCxARIsAEENsrIAHcvPpsB0o13zpDjI0vwZTGEybC1JTNxZg9FZBxmuIbnGiw9okfcaAjhwEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

ENJOY!! :) Let me know if you have any requests for recipes! xoxoxoxo