Take-out Tuesday, Holiday Cranberry Flatbread made with leftovers!

the Painted Apron

6 years ago

I spent a relaxing weekend at the beach house, {and yes my toothache was totally caused by stress} and had a lot of fun playing in the kitchen, doing fall projects, swimming, reading, and being totally free of schedules…

One of the meals I enjoyed was a flatbread created with Thanksgiving and Christmas flavors in mind, AND a perfect way to reinvent your leftovers!

Cranberry is a traditional flavor for the fall and winter holidays, so that is the base for this festive flatbread

Naan bread is a great option for the crust, but you can certainly use your favorite pizza crust, flatbread or french bread

Spread the crust with a layer of cranberry sauce, I used whole berry canned cranberry sauce, but homemade would be even better

Vermont sharp white cheddar cheese is a nice contrast to the cranberry sauce and helps balance the sweetness

Next, add a layer of turkey or ham or both…I used leftover spiralized ham that I had in the freezer

Next comes a layer of ripe sweet pear slices and a sprinkle of bleu cheese*

*I sneak bleu cheese into almost anything I can, but you can sub goat cheese, Parmesan cheese or omit it altogether

For the final touch, a sprinkle of walnuts and dried cranberries** and it’s ready for the oven

**the dried cranberries I used added additional sweet, so skip them if you want a more savory result

I cooked this one in a toaster oven on the toast cycle, but you can bake it in a regular oven at 400 for about 10 minutes

All the holiday flavors you crave on a pizza!

Holiday Cranberry Flatbread

Use your holiday leftovers to make this delicious flatbread!

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword bleu cheese, cranberries, dessert pizza, flatbread,, ham, holiday meal, pear, Thanksgiving leftovers, turkey, walnuts

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Servings 2

Ingredients

1 large naan bread* see notes for crust variations
1/3-1/2 cup cranberry sauce jellied, whole berry or homemade
2-3 oz. sharp white cheddar cheese grated
1 cup chopped ham turkey or both
1 large ripe pear sliced, peel on
1/4 cup bleu cheese crumbles or goat cheese or Parmesan
1-2 oz. walnuts
dried cranberries optional**

Instructions

Spread cranberry sauce over naan or crust in an even layer.
Top with grated sharp white cheddar. Add meat, then an even layer of pear slices.
Top with walnuts and dried cranberries and sprinkle with bleu cheese {or goat or Parmesan}.
Toast in a toaster oven until cheese has melted and flatbread is golden, or bake in a 400 oven for 10 minutes. Watch carefully during cooking time to insure nuts don’t burn**
Cut into smaller pieces for appetizers

Notes

*crust variations:

Before topping, partially cook raw pizza crust dough, puff pastry, or crescent roll dough until it is firm and begins to turn golden or lightly toast french bread or crostini slices

**tuck nuts under cheese for protection