Description
Fusion at its finest, switch up taco tuesday with a slice of carnitas avocado flatbread! A weeknight family favorite, sprinkle freshly made pizza dough with braised carnitas, parmesan cheese, quick pickled red onion, and drizzle with easy avocado salsa and a touch of sweet red chili sauce. Add a little red hot chili oil for extra heat!
Ingredients
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For the Flatbread
- 1 store-bought or homemade pizza dough
- 2 to 3 cups cooked carnitas
- 1 ripe large avocado, diced
- 1 cup store-bought or homemade tomatillo verde salsa
- 1/2 cup Thai Sweet Red Chili Sauce*
- 1/2 cup parmesan, grated (I thinly shredded mine and then roughly minced it)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Fresh cilantro, roughly chopped for garnish
- Crushed chili pepper flakes for garnish
- Hot chili oil, for drizzling
For the Quick Pickled Red Onion
- 1 large red onion, very thinly sliced
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar (can be substituted or combined with white wine vinegar)
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Sealable container (a 32-ounce mason jar works well)
Instructions
- Make the pickled red onions: Combine all ingredients in a sealable container. Making sure it is sealed, give the container a good shake and place in the fridge to chill for 10 minutes, leaving there until ready to use.
- In a food processor, combine half of the avocado and the verde salsa until smooth. If it is too thick to spread/drizzle, add a teaspoon of water at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
- Preheat oven to 425˚F. Roll pizza dough into a 12" by 15" -ish rectangle. Brush with olive oil and place on a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle prepared dough evenly with carnitas and parmesan. Top with pickled red onion slices in an even layer.
- Drizzle with half of the red chili sauce and half of the avocado salsa.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until crust is golden. Remove to a wire rack and let cool 2-3 minutes, until just cool enough to handle.
- Top with remaining diced avocado, avocado salsa and sweet red chili sauce. Drizzle as desired with hot chili oil for heat. Garnish with fresh cilantro, any remaining parmesan, and chili pepper flakes. Serve immediately.
Notes
You don't have to use this chili sauce. You can try one that's more of a relish, one that's made for deli sandwiches, or one that's more on the spicy side. Up to you!
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Pizza
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican-Italian
