Flatbread With Avocado and Scallion Salsa
Homemade flatbreads topped with creamy avocado and a vibrant scallion salsa featuring charred scallions, fresh herbs, and warm spices. This Middle Eastern-inspired dish combines soft, pillowy flatbreads with fresh, zesty toppings.
Ingredients
- •1½ tsp sugar
- •2¼ tsp active dry yeast
- •2½ cups all-purpose flour
- •½ cup whole-milk plain Greek yogurt
- •2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- •2 tsp kosher salt
- •2 tsp coriander seeds
- •2 tsp cumin seeds
- •8 whole scallions
- •20 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- •to taste Kosher salt
- •1 whole chile
- •1 cup parsley
- •1 whole lemon
- •4 whole avocados
- •to taste flaky sea salt
- •1 piece spice mill
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir sugar into 3/4 cup warm water in a large bowl. Sprinkle in yeast and let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
10 min
- 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.
60 min
- 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.
3 min
- 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.
15 min
- 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 1/4" thick.
15 min
- 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.
24 min
- 7.
To serve, brush each flatbread with oil. Coarsely smash avocados onto flatbread and spoon salsa over. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
5 min