Fancy Flatbread Just For Mum

WORDS: CHYKA KEEBAUGH

IMAGES: MARCEL AUCAR

LOCATION : ORMOND COLLECTIVE

Gorgeous to look at & healthy to boot!

Now that your Mother’s Day table is set (have a quick look here if you missed my styled table for Mother's Day) and Mum is invited over for lunch, the last piece to the puzzle is creating a menu that is fun to make, delicious to eat and looks just beautiful on the table once served. This artichoke pizza is so full of flavour and with beautiful fresh flowers, herbs and vegetables as a garnish on top - is also a very special meal to make for Mum. Buying edible flowers is actually quite easy these days and can be found at great stores like Lamana and Tuscano, they definitely bring the WOW factor when adding garnishes to food and if I may say so myself, a beautiful addition to a Mother’s day meal.

I love this flatbread! It’s one of my most ordered meals whenever I am at The Commons at Ormond Collective - light, delicious, colourful and just so full of flavour for something as simple as a flatbread. I also think it’s a perfect light meal. Gorgeous as an entree, this flatbread can be divided up and shared or served individually. I always try and make whatever meal I am preparing something that is easy and full proof so I can also enjoy spending time with my friends and family.

The Commons Flatbread

Confit artichoke, mozzarella & garden greens on crispy flatbread



Artichoke Mix

Ingredients:

  • 500g stemless artichoke hearts chopped and well-drained

  • 200g parmesan, grated

  • 300g sour cream

  • 250g cream cheese (broken into small pieces left out at room temp)

  • 250g spinach, blanched and refreshed, chopped

  • Zest of 1 lemon

  • 10g chopped parsley

  • 10g Salt

  • 2g pepper

  • mayo

    ( Yield: 1.5Kg )

Method:

  1. In a large bowl, combine chopped artichokes, parmesan, sour cream, cream cheese and lemon zest. Mix until fully combined and season with salt and pepper

  2. Plain in a tray and bake at 170C for 20 minutes (100% moisture)

  3. Cools down completely and fold spinach and parsley through



Lemon and fennel seed dressing

Ingredients:                                                                                                              

  • 125ml lemon juice, strained

  • 125ml EVO

  • 30ml champagne vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon lightly toasted fennel seeds

  • Salt to taste

    ( Yield: 280ml)

Method:

  1. Mix all ingredients except EVO in a bowl

  2. Slowly add EVO whilst whisking

  3. Season with salt

now, to decorate!

Garnish

Use fresh herbs and vegetables like:

  • Radicchio

  • Witlof

  • Carrot ribbons

  • Radishes, sliced very thinly

  • Dill

  • Chervil

  • Snow pea tendrils

  • Rocket

  • Edible Flowers (violas work very well)



Assembling STEPS

  1. Toast pita bread with olive oil in a hot pan. Just to get it warm and a bit of colour

  2. Spread some artichoke mix on top evenly and cut in as many pieces as you need

  3. Garnish using all or as many garnish ingredients, except flowers

  4. Drizzle lemon and fennel seed dressing on top

  5. Sprinkle some sea salt

  6. Finish up with flowers





AND, OF COURSE, WITH EVERY CELEBRATION,

THERE MUST BE MUSIC!


Don’t forget that to create the perfect atmosphere, great music is a MUST! I have made this really easy for you and created a Mother’s Day Spotify playlist which will have you all up and dancing. If you are already using Spotify all you need to do is search Chyka.com or Chyka Celebrate and you will find the collection of playlists. Simply subscribe or download each list and your next event already has a playlist!