Flatbread With Bacon and Scallion Pesto

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I loved this recipe. I had to salt a pepper it a little more after I was done but I'm glad I didn't over do it while cooking. I used sour cream and thought it turned out great. Will absolutely be making this again!

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Delicious! To save time, I used storebought pesto & premade pizza crust. I used sour cream instead of creme fraiche. Use pesto sparingly as it is a strong flavor. I spent way more time than the recipe suggested to carmelize the onions. I really wanted them to have that golden brown color & delicate sweet flavor so I would recommend giving your onions the deluxe treatment. Don't rush them! I served this as a main dish for four people with potato-leek soup on the side.

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This dish had good flavor (I used a basil pesto I made. I did have a problem with the dough. It came out sooo poofed up I couldn't spread the sour cream on easily. Perhaps it should have been docked before cooking. I did let the crust cool slightly before adding the sour cream, but it cracked everywhere when I tried to flatten it a bit. Not sure I would try this one again.

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This was a hit with my husband and me. Served it with homemade tomato soup and the meal was delicious.

I was unsure whether to use the tops of the green onions so I decided to go ahead and use them. (I don't think one would get the bold onion flavor without them. When I tasted the pesto, it had a bitter aftertaste so I used it sparingly at first. But once paired with the other wonderful flavors of the flatbread, there was no bitterness at all. In fact, I added more pesto to the my other pieces. My husband is an onion lover. He used about twice as much of the pesto as I did and we had very little left. Don't even know if there's enough to cover the leftover flatbread that we have.

Others have mentioned caramelizing the onions. I highly recommend it. I also used sour cream and it was just fine.

I will make this again, and again, and again. Will definitely keep it as a go to for company.

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Made this tonite for a dinner party and it was a huge hit-flavors are awesome. Used sour cream and it was fine. Took the advice of other reviews and went easy on the pesto as the flavors are a bit strong. Otherwise, it was excellent. Will definately make again!!

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I was so disappointed with this recipe. I spent a LONG time and a lot of money making this to bring to a dinner party and it was so awful I had to throw everything in the trash! First of all, something went wrong with my pesto and I followed everything to the letter. It was very bitter. I know I was careful zesting the lemon...it could have been I went too far up on the green part of the scallion. ?? Something was terribly bitter. But even without the pesto, the flatbread/onion/bacon (which sounded like a wonderful combination was barely edible. My husband who is normally easy to please took one bite and said BLAH and spit it out!! I don't know what specifically malfunctioned but this recipe is being deleted from my computer. I can't believe all the reviews were so good on this...I just don't know what I did wrong! :-( If I could give no stars on this rating, I would.

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This "pizza" is a taste sensation, and for us, a flavor combination that was delightfully different. We will definitely do this again. We prepared this for a late-night supper for two, paired with a tossed Romaine salad and a bottle of wine. There was something very romantic, rustic, and exotic about it. The only substitution we made was a whole-grain pizza dough, which we recommend. The contrast of the intensely sweet, caramelized onion with the salty, tangy scallion pesto was very pleasing, and of course, bacon goes with everything. The only alteration I'd make to the instructions is to wait for the flat bread to cool before applying the creme fraiche mixture because it will completely melt off of a bread taken directly from the oven (especially if the bread is "poofy".

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Wow! The flavors in this dish are just wonderful. Memorable! Made it using sour cream. We are tired of standard pizza, and this is a fabulous, more sophisticated, alternative. This is definitely going to be featured at our next party.

I want to experiment and find more flavor combinations using this process of baking the flatbread then adding ingredients to it.

This is the first recipe by Alex that I've tried. I'm looking for more!

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Took this to a bd party. Made 2 batches and they were DEVOURED! Everyone told me it was a KEEPer and wanted the recipe. Very easy but looks gourmet. Very light and fresh tasting. I am going to try w/ roasted red peppers and maybe mushrooms next time. So many possibilities!

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I ♥♥♥ this pizza. It's fast and easy yet everyone from child to adult adores it. Great as an appetizer or a main dish. It can be made ahead of time for a quick meal. I usually modify it by using store-bought pesto and adding a few diced tomatoes.