Pillowy flatbread is an optimal canvas for buttery avocados and a spicy salsa, but it can also be a vehicle for all kinds of dips and spreads. This is obviously a riff on avocado toast, but it’s 10x better because homemade flatbread beats toast any day.
Recipe information
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients
Dough
1½
1
2½
½
2
2
Salsa and Assembly
2
2
8
4
1
1
1
4
Special Equipment:
Preparation
Dough
Step 1
Stir sugar into ¾ cup warm water in a large bowl. Sprinkle in yeast and let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
Step 2
Add flour, yogurt, oil, and kosher salt to sugar mixture and mix until a shaggy dough forms (don’t worry about any dry or unincorporated bits). Cover bowl with a damp kitchen towel and let sit in a warm, dry spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Salsa and Assembly
Step 3
While the dough is rising, toast coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a dry medium skillet over medium heat, shaking often, until fragrant and slightly darkened in color, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a spice mill. Let cool, then coarsely grind. Set spice mixture aside.
Step 4
Place scallions and 1 Tbsp. oil in skillet, season with kosher salt, and cook, turning occasionally, until softened and deeply charred, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; trim roots and discard. Finely chop scallions and place in a medium bowl. Add reserved spice mixture, chile, and parsley. Finely grate half of lemon zest into bowl, then cut lemon in half and squeeze in juice. Add 1 cup oil and stir well to combine. Season with kosher salt and let sit while you make the flatbreads.
Step 5
Turn out dough onto a lightly dusted surface and divide into 8 equal pieces. Form into balls and, working with 1 ball at a time, roll out into 6" rounds about ¼" thick.
Step 6
Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Working 1 at a time and adding remaining 2 Tbsp. oil as needed, cook flatbread until bubbles appear over the surface, about 1 minute. Flip and cook until cooked through, about 1 minute. Continue to cook, turning often, until browned in spots on both sides, about 1 minute longer. Transfer to a plate and wrap up in a clean kitchen towel to keep warm.
Step 7
To serve, brush each flatbread with oil. Coarsely smash avocados onto flatbread and spoon salsa over. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
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Reviews (47)
Back to TopI only made the flatbread because I made falafel. The flatbread is delicious, I made it with whole wheat flour. The recipe is quite minimal. At first I thought the dough probably needed to be more hydrated but no it turned out great. My sister and I were so satisfied with the results.
Anonymous
Arizona
8/27/2023
The flatbread was great! I cooked in a mix of olive oil and salted butter on the last few and it was delicious. Served with a parsley, carrot top, and pistachio pesto, because that's what I had. It was very tasty.
Anonymous
Uptown, NYC
6/25/2023
SUPER delicious, and easy to make. Perfect dinner.
Danielle
San Francisco, CA
3/8/2023
This recipe as a whole is a 3.5-4 out of 5, mostly because while delicious, the scallion salsa is VERY messy if you're not draining 95% of the oil off while scooping it. That being said, I come back to this flatbread recipe just about every other week it is just that good and easy to make. Also add a fried egg on top and it's 10/10 brunch.
Joe S
Wisconsin
1/30/2022
drastically reduced the oil here, but still enjoyed the recipe! the flatbread was, well it's flatbread–so it was delicious, but it was unique to me and i had to stop myself from eating them all. the yogurt i used was surprisingly coconutty(esti non-dairy) which lent an unintended flavor to them, but they were still tasty.
wheres_the_veg
NJ
8/5/2020
Made this as an appetizer while we grilled a whole bunch of stuff but these flatbreads turned out to be the hit of the day!! I would argue that the salsa could use way more lemon juice and probably about half the oil (these were a mess to eat, but luckily we were swimming too, so we just ate these and let 'em drip over the grass and then hopped into the pool ha!) The bread itself was absolutely DELIGHTFUL — beyond easy to make, fun to cook, so fluffy and chewy and just ahhhh delicious.
Long Beach, CA
7/15/2020
5-STAR FLATBREAD!!! Light & fluffy, and less-fussy than naan (which requires lidding while cooking). My toddler was coming back for pieces while I was batch cooking it! Per the reviews I didn't even try the above salsa situation but will likely make the flatbread again with something similar!
Easton, PA
7/10/2020