Delectables with Dan Presents: Squash Flatbread!

It's been a while since I did a proper Delectables with Dan! 

In today's instalment, we're going to be embracing the tastes of summer with yellow squash, zucchini and tomato cheesy flatbread. It's kind of like a pizza in many ways. Oh yeah, get a look at that beauty. It's insanely simple to make, good for you and packed with flavour. It doesn't really take that long of a time to make either. It serves 3-4 people depending on the size of the slices you're going to do and if you're going to serve it with other things like I did. Wanting to fully embrace the tastes of summer, I paired my flatbread with fresh watermelon slices and a strawberry-spinach salad. 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED 

1 lb of whole wheat bread dough (I bought mine at a shop after checking it was vegan since some doughs aren't and that throws me.)
1/4c fresh sliced yellow squash

1/4c fresh sliced zucchini

1/4 or a little over of vegan mozzarella of your choice. I always go with Daiya, it's the best I've had hands down. If you wish you can always add a tablespoon or so of nutritional yeast to your cheese.

2 teaspoons crushed garlic 

1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 

1 teaspoon salt 

2 tablespoons basil (Yes, I'm a basil whore. When using fresh, I use a lot less.)

1 tablespoon cilantro

1 tablespoon oregano

1 1/2 c. fresh tomato sauce (I made my own with fresh tomatoes, but any tinned or canned one that you love will do the job just fine.) 

I was going to add mushroom slices to this, but I realised I only had portabella mushrooms in the fridge and I need those for another recipe I'm going to be doing this week. Keep an eye out for that! So you can add them to the flatbread if you so desire.

**Gonna be honest here, I eyeballed the amount of the veggies I was using because I wasn't sure if this would be a blog, but after posting a picture on Facebook and had people ask me for the recipe, I decided to turn it into one! 

LET'S COOK 

I kinda felt like Jesse Pinkman there when I said that...anyway, let's get started! You want to grease a baking sheet with a non-stick baking spray. You'll want to make sure that your dough is room temperature before you start laying it out right on the baking sheet. Makes clean up so much easier and faster. Once you have spread the dough out onto the baking sheet, you're going to drizzle the olive oil over it. I like to drizzle it in the centre only, but its really up to you. Once you've done that you want to layer your veggies on there. You'll want to be careful to not have them overlap too much because if you do then they might not cook up in the way that you want them to. When you're cutting your veggies, you should be mindful to keep them all about the same thickness, this helps to ensure even baking when in the oven. Hey, some people don't know that! 

You've laid down your veggies, so now you're going to add a decent layer of the tomato sauce over them. You can add more or less than the recipe calls for if you so desire. Make sure that the sauce coats the squash, making sure that you still have a decent amount of crust. Now add your garlic. Just sprinkle that right on top of the tomato drenched squash. Go on. Have fun with it. Add your cheese. Sprinkle it evenly over the top of the flatbread. You don't have to coat all the veggies, but you want to have a nice even layer of cheese over them. 

If you waited to add your garlic until you put the cheese on, now's the time to do it. Add on the basil and cilantro now too. I think I sprinkled a bit of oregano on there, but honest to God, I can't really remember. It's too bloody hot for this. I'm probably going to have heatstroke or get some sort of heat sickness like I do every goddamn summer. I was built for the cold. (Guess I got a really warm heart, huh?) Put into bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes. You'll notice the cheese get gooey and the crust puff and brown up. That's exactly what you want. Make sure that it is cool, but still warm before cutting, or you'll pull all the goddamn cheese off. And nobody wants that, do they? No. No, they don't. 

Serve with your choice of vegetables, salad or anything you want really. And there you have it! There might be a new Delectables with Dan coming soon, but really, I have no idea. We'll see how things go. There will, however, be a new VeggieReviews this week!