Tzatziki Flatbread Pizza makes for a great lunch during hot summer days and it comes together in just 30 minutes.
This is our favorite lunch of late. Flatbread with tzatziki spread and cucumber slices.
Let's start with the flatbread. I have been meaning to share this recipe for so long now and it's finally happening. I think you guys will love it! Just like we do. It comes together in one bowl, there is no yeast involved and it bakes up perfectly to a crunchy base for the toppings. You know how some flatbread recipes will make cardboard-like slab that's hard as a rock? Well, not this one. It's perfect on the thickness and the crispiness. It is the best flatbread I've ever had! And because there is no yeast in the dough, there is no rising time. Which means you can really save time with this recipe!
My other secret to this flatbread is a 13" pizza stone. If you love pizza and flatbreads, you have to have it! No more soggy crusts! Just baked to perfection!
My Hubby and I love Greek food. Especially dishes that involve the famous tzatziki sauce. We could eat it with a spoon. I mixed cream cheese with Greek yogurt (you can use sour cream), mixed in some spices and spread it all over the baked flatbread.
Cucumber - the most refreshing of all veggies. And so perfect for summer dishes. I find myself adding it a lot to sandwiches for added crunch and flavor.
So we have crispy flatbread, creamy tzatziki spread and cool cucumber slices. Talk about perfect summer lunch!
Want to turn it all into a dinner? Add chopped tomatoes, torn lettuce leaves, chopped olives and chopped grilled chicken and you have one amazing pizza dinner! In a matter of 30 minutes you can have a fabulous lunch on the table. One minus to it all: it will disappear in 30 seconds. It is so good!!
Tzatziki Flatbread Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 and ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 egg yolk
- ¾ cup slightly warm water
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 2 tablespoon Greek yogurt and sour cream
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cucumber washed, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F and if you are using a pizza stone place it in the oven now. If you are using a pizza pan, slightly grease it and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder.Add oil and yolk and stir in with a wooden spoon.Slowly drizzle in the water, stirring constantly.Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead few times until it's smooth. Roll it out into a 12 to 13" circle.
- Place the flatbread on your prepared pizza pan or the preheated pizza stone (be careful not to burn your hands).Bake for 20 to 23 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the top has browned spots.Remove from the oven. Let cool while you prepare the filling.
- Place all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and mix well until smooth.Spread on baked flatbread.Top with sliced cucumber.Slice the flatbread and serve immediately.
Nutrition
The original recipe for the flatbread comes from Gourmet magazine. I saw someone (don't remember who) recommended adding egg yolk to the dough and I have to say I prefer it this way.
greensnchocolate says
Do you think the flatbread could be made the day before? I'm thinking of making this for a potluck next week.
CrunchyCreamySw says
I've never tried that but I think it should be fine. Just make sure you press a saran wrap tightly against the dough so it won't dry. Definitely let me know how it goes! So excited you want to share it at a potluck! Thank you!
Anita at Hungry Couple says
OMG, you're speaking my language! Greek food! Tzatziki! We eat that stuff all the time...and we're not even Greek. 🙂 I haven't tried to make my own flatbread yet and yours looks wonderful.
CrunchyCreamySw says
lol You will love it then, Anita! Thank you!
Kiran says
Yummy! That is a Mediterranean perfection 🙂
Dhara says
I tried it for dinner last night.........as needed something light and refreshing!!! its awesome! I loved crust, don't have a pizza stone, but that's something on to buy list now! I m going to stick to this crust recipe for all my pizzas now onwards! Thanks for the recipe!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Woooohoo! I love it! Thank you so much, Dhara! That means a lot!
Oishii Treats says
I am a sucker for anything tzatziki, never even consider trying a "pizza" version before. I'm totally going to make this soon, love the flavor combos and the recipe for an easy flat bread.
CrunchyCreamySw says
Yay! Let me know what you think!
Ashley - Baker by Nature says
This is totally my kind of meal!!! You just made me VERY hungry, Anna!!!
CrunchyCreamySw says
lol Thanks, Ashley!
Valerie says
This looks too good to be true! (I could eat tzatziki sauce with a spoon too!)
CrunchyCreamySw says
I know, right? 🙂 Thank you, Valerie!
Curry and Comfort says
Now flat breads I can do. 🙂 I love how you made it so cool with the tzatziki (love) and cucumbers. 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
🙂 Thank you, Ramona!
Nora says
Oh, love this idea! I'm always looking for creative pizza ideas and fast lunches, so this is just perfect!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Yay! Thank you, Nora!
the wicked noodle says
No yeast involved?!! I am so in!! This looks fabulous, Anna!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you, Kristy!
Dalila G. says
Oh-man.....what a wonderful recipe!
Great for lunches for sure and the t-sauce, love it!
I really love my gyro dripping in t-sauce with extra tomatoes. YUM!!
I think the t-sauce makes anything good! I can just see myself using it as a dipping sauce for almost everything. 😉
I shy away from flatbread recipes because I really hate when my crust is like a stone, hard! Maybe it's me...LOL!
I will give your recipe for flatbread a try, wouldn't hurt. I might just master this one and then I'll be in flatbread heaven. 🙂
Have a nice day!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Stone hard crust - not this one! I do hope you try it and lmk what you think. We love it!
Thank you so much, Dalila!!
Tutti Dolci says
I love flatbread pizzas, this would make a great summer lunch!
CrunchyCreamySw says
We love it for lunch! Thanks, Laura!