Photographer: James Moffatt & Luisa Brimble. Stylist: Olivia Blackmore.
It’s incredibly rewarding to make your own dough, and what better prize than this flavour-packed flatbread. Filled with spanakopita-style spinach and fetta and drizzled with bright lemon salsa, it makes a satisfying lunch or an impressive starter. Add this grilled flatbread to your next barbecue menu.
Ingredients
Method
Make dough.
Prepare a charcoal barbecue with hood to high heat according to instructions below.
Combine mozzarella, fetta, dill, oregano and spinach in a large bowl. Season.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 8 portions. Roll each portion into a 12cm round. Divide cheese mixture between half the rounds, spooning mixture into the centre, leaving a 1cm border. Brush edges with water and top with remaining dough rounds, pressing edges to seal. Brush with oil; season.
Place flatbreads on grill. Cover with hood. Cook for 4 minutes. Turn flatbreads over; cook, covered, for a further 4 minutes or until bread is charred and cooked through.
Meanwhile, make lemon salsa.
Serve flatbread cut in half, with lemon salsa.
DOUGH
Combine yeast, sugar, milk and ½ cup (125ml) water in a small bowl; stand for 5 minutes or until mixture is bubbly on the surface. Place flour and salt in a large bowl of an electric mixer with dough hook attached. On low speed, gradually add yeast mixture, until combined. Increase speed to high; mix for 6 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Transfer to a large lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a damp tea towel. Stand for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
LEMON SALSA
Peel lemon and finely chop flesh. Transfer any juice and lemon flesh to a medium bowl with remaining ingredients. Stir to combine. Season to taste.
How to prepare a charcoal barbecue
Arrange your charcoal in a stack in barbecue. Push balls of newspaper or natural firelighters (such as wood shavings) between the charcoals. Light the paper and firelighters, and allow the flames to catch and get going in their own time. Then, let them die down again. You need ashen coals to cook on. When a few coals have been lit, the rest will catch on their own, so don’t hurry them along by adding more firelighters.
