Weekend Flatbread

Poem Pairing: Living Color

Living Color

There are some weekends
we each go our own way.

He chases a golf ball
through trimmed oceans of green.

She reads three chapters
beneath a blanket of afternoon light.

Another wanders garden centers
touching leaves as if greeting relatives.

The little one listens to music
sliding from headphones into his soul.

And nobody cares about the remote,
because each is already
in living color.

Recipe and Shopping List:

Time to prepare: 30 minutes

Serves: 4 people

• 1 package of flatbread, store-bought, baked slightly for crunch

• 2-3 different types of fruit, sliced (for example: apricots, plums, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, apples, blackberries, figs)

• At least two varieties of cream cheese (for example: strawberry, chive, and onion)

• 1 cucumber, sliced thin

• Brie cheese, sliced thin

• 1-6-ounce pack of Prosciutto slices

• ¼ cup chopped roasted nuts (for example: almonds, pistachios, or candied pecans)

• Honey, or hot honey if you’re feeling spicy

To make a flatbread: Weekend flatbreads can be made with a variety of seasonal ingredients. They are designed to be unique—the goal is to explore multiple flavor profiles in one bite. And the secret to making a good flatbread is to keep it sweet or savory and to add fresh produce, crunchy toppings, and a creamy spread. Those three components make for a complete bite.

Before layering, toast or heat the flatbread in a 250-degree oven for about 5 minutes.

Flatbreads in the photo:

• Chive and onion cream cheese, green apple, prosciutto, brie slices, pistachios, honey, rose petals, edible flower petals, salt to taste.

• Chive and onion cream cheese, cucumber slices, dill, pistachios, salt, and pepper to taste.

• Strawberry cream cheese, apricot, plum, strawberry slices, chopped candied pecans, rose petals, and edible flowers.

Recipe shopping list:

• 1 package of flatbread

• 2-3 types of fruit, choose from:

  • 2-3 apricots, 2 plums, 1 peach, package of strawberries, package of blueberries, 1 apple, package of blackberries, package of figs

• At least two varieties of cream cheese, one sweet, one savory

• 1 cucumber

• Small bunch of dill

• Brie cheese

• 1-6-ounce pack of Prosciutto slices

• Chopped nuts (for example: roasted almonds, pistachios, or candied pecans)

• One pack of edible flowers, typically found in health food stores or international markets

• Honey