Italian · Dinner
Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Flatbread
Piadina di Pollo e Verdure Grigliate
A Romagnolo piadina folded around grilled chicken strips and ribbons of charred courgette and aubergine, dressed with stracchino cheese and a smear of basil pesto for a hand-held weeknight meal.
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10 minsPrep
10 minsCook
20 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
620Calories
42gProtein
24gFat
52gCarbs
4gSugar
6gFiber
680mgSodium
95mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Mix 240g flour, 0.5 tsp salt, 0.25 tsp baking powder. Rub in 40g lard, add 120ml warm water, knead 3 minutes until smooth. Divide into 2 equal portions, wrap and rest 10 minutes each. Season 320g chicken (2 cutlets) with 0.5 tsp salt and pepper combined, rub with 2 tbsp oil total. Brush zucchini ribbons and eggplant rounds with 2 tbsp oil and salt.
2
Grill 1
Heat cast-iron grill pan over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Grill chicken cutlets 4 minutes per side until char-marked and internal temperature reaches 75°C. Transfer to a board to rest.
3
Grill 2
Grill eggplant rounds 2 minutes per side until char-marked and tender. Then grill zucchini ribbons 90 seconds per side until lightly charred. Stack on a plate.
4
Bake
Heat a heavy dry skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes. Roll first rested dough portion into a 22cm round, 2mm thick. Lay onto the hot pan, cook 90 seconds until brown spots appear. Flip, cook 60 seconds until pliable. Repeat with second dough portion.
5
Build
Slice rested chicken across the grain into 5mm strips. Spread 60g stracchino over half of the first warm piadina leaving a 1cm border. Smear 1 tbsp pesto over cheese. Layer half the eggplant, zucchini, and chicken strips. Tear basil leaves over and sprinkle flaky salt. Repeat with second piadina and remaining ingredients.
6
Plate
Fold the empty half of each piadina over the filling, press gently to seal. Cut each diagonally in half and serve immediately while warm.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 240g (8.5 oz) plain flour
- 40g (1.4 oz) lard
- 120ml (1/2 cup) warm water
- 0.5 tsp fine sea salt
- 0.25 tsp baking powder
- 320g (11.3 oz) chicken breast
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 small zucchini
- 2 small eggplant
- 120g (4.2 oz) stracchino cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh basil pesto
- Few fresh basil leaves
- Pinch flaky sea salt