This flatbread pizza is a quick 15-minute meal you can have for lunch or dinner. Serve it on its own, with a side salad such as a simple arugula parmesan salad, or with a chopped salad for a heartier option.

overhead view of flatbread pizza with mozzarella, tomatoes, rocket, and pesto on a rectangular white plate displayed against a dark backdrop

Ingredients

Flatbread – 1 large naan flatbread or other flatbread of your choice (6-7 oz)
Mozzarella (Low-Moisture) – 3.5 oz (100 grams) low-moisture mozzarella. In some places, it may be sold as ‘pizza mozzarella.’ It’s a firmer block of mozzarella cheese that won’t let out much moisture when baked. The fresh mozzarella balls will let out too much water when baked.
Fresh Pesto – 2 tbsp of fresh basil pesto (half for the base and half to drizzle on top).
Baby Tomatoes – 3 oz sweet baby tomatoes (85 grams).
Olive Oil – 1 tbsp of olive oil.
Salt – a pinch of kosher salt or flaky sea salt, to taste.
Arugula – a handful of fresh arugula (rocket), to taste.

One flatbread pizza will serve 1-2, depending on whether you serve it with anything else (like a heartier salad on the side).

How to Make It

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C). Brush the flatbread with olive oil and place it on a sheet pan, a pizza tray, or a pizza stone (for extra crispiness). Bake it in the oven for 3 minutes.

flatbread coated in olive oil ready to be put in the oven

Step 2. Remove the flatbread from the oven and spread half the pesto on it evenly. Add the sliced (low-moisture) mozzarella and the halved baby tomatoes (or quartered if large ones). Season lightly with a pinch of salt. Return to the oven until the mozzarella has melted and has a few golden-brown spots, about 10 minutes (more or less depending on your oven).

flatbread topped with tomatoes, pesto, and mozzarella on a pizza tray ready to be put in the oven

overhead view of cooked flatbread pizza with roasted tomatoes and melted mozzarella on a pizza tray just after it's been removed from the oven

Step 3. Top with fresh arugula and drizzle the remaining pesto over it. Serve immediately while hot.

overhead view of two oblong shaped flatbread pizzas with tomatoes and mozzarella topped with pesto and arugula displayed on two rectangular white plates against a dark wooden background

This also works with pizza bases, not just flatbreads, as you can see below.

overhead view showing a round flatbread pizza with tomatoes, mozzarella, pesto, and arugula served on a white plate

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