Spanish Flatbread with Manchego Cheese, Mushrooms & Dates Recipe (2024)

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I am being completely honest here, this Spanish Flatbread with Manchego Cheese, Mushrooms & Dates is probably one of the best things I have ever tasted. It´s loaded with so many different dimensions of flavors, it´s sweet, it´s savory, it´s absolutely delicious. You can serve this flatbread as a tapas appetizer or as a main course next to a simple salad.

Spanish Flatbread with Manchego Cheese, Mushrooms & Dates Recipe (3)

What gives this flatbread that sweet flavor is the use of dates. I absolutely love dates, they are very commonly used in Spanish cuisine. Brought here to the Iberian penninsula by the moors in the year 711 A.D. If you´re not a fan of dates or can´t find them in your area, you can substitute them for raisins or dried cranberries.

Spanish Flatbread with Manchego Cheese, Mushrooms & Dates Recipe (4)
The best part about this Spanish flatbread is how easy it is to put together. For the flatbread I used a premade pizza dough, just to make things easier, but if you prefer, you can make your own dough. I also used a mild Manchego cheese, as this one melt´s a lot easier than the aged one.

Spanish Flatbread with Manchego Cheese, Mushrooms & Dates Recipe (5)
The secret to this Spanish flatbread is the olive oil. This is what brings all these beautiful flavors together. For this recipe I used Apollo´s ¨Mistral¨ organic extra virgin olive oil. This California based olive oil has a beautiful & intense aroma and offers an incredible balance of flavors. Don´t hold back on this one folks. This olive oil is an absolute stunner and truly takes this flatbread to the next level in goodness 🙂 .

Cookware that I use:
Swiss Diamond Chef´s Knife
Swiss Diamond Pans
Wood Cutting Board

Watch the Video Below on How to Make this Spanish Flatbread with Manchego Cheese, Mushrooms & Dates

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CourseAppetizer, Main Course

CuisineSpanish

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1premade pizza dough
  • 10slicesmanchego cheese
  • 6button mushrooms
  • 6dates
  • 2tbspApollo ¨Mistral¨ organic extra virgin olive oil
  • pinchsea salt
  • pinchblack pepper
  • handfulfresh parsley
  • 1sprigfresh rosemary

Instructions

  1. Roll out a premade pizza dough into a circular or square design that is about 1/8 of an inch thick, transfer the dough into a baking tray lined with parchment paper and pierce the dough all over with a fork

  2. Cut about 10 slices that are 1/8 to a 1/4 inch of thickness from a block of Manchego cheese, add the slices of cheese on top of the dough

  3. Thinly slice 6 button mushrooms that have been washed & patted dry and evenly distribute the cut mushrooms over the cheese

  4. Grab 6 dates, remove the pits and roughly chop them, evenly divide the cut dates over the mushrooms

  5. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil all over the ingredients and season everything with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper

  6. Roughly chop a handful of fresh parsley and 1 sprig of rosemary, evenly divide the fresh herbs over the flatbread

  7. Add the flatbread into a preheated oven, bake + broil option 210 C - 425 F, after 14 to 16 minutes remove from the oven and transfer to a cutting board

  8. Cut the flatbread into 2 inch x 6 inch pieces and serve, enjoy!

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    Sooooooooooooo good! Muy muy muy muy muy bien! Me gusta mucho!

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    This Looks fantastic!!

    11 . Jul . 2019

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      Spain on a Fork

      Thanks for the comment Angela 🙂 much love

      11 . Jul . 2019

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Spanish Flatbread with Manchego Cheese, Mushrooms & Dates Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the name of the Spanish flatbread? ›

Pan de cañada is a flatbread native to the Spanish region of Aragon, characterized by its flat, elongated shape with characteristic grooves designed for drizzling with extra virgin olive oil. This bread varies in size and can be sweet or salty.

Why is my flatbread raw? ›

The most common reason for doughy bread after baking is that it was simply undercooked. This could be due to the oven being too hot and not baking long enough. It can also be because of improper cooling or not following the recipe correctly.

What is Mexican flatbread called? ›

tortilla, round, thin, flat bread of Mexico made from unleavened cornmeal or, less commonly, wheat flour.

Is Manchego cheese healthy? ›

It contains a high proportion of proteins, which makes it even richer in these elements than meat. Manchego cheese also contains important vitamins such as A, D and E, which are essential for metabolic processes such as growth, tissue preservation and calcium absorption.

What is special about Manchego cheese? ›

Most Manchego variants are unpasteurized, using only raw sheep's milk in their production. These natural ingredients, without fillers or preservatives, make it completely free of gluten. For the most intense flavors, animal rennet is favored, making most Manchego unsuitable for vegetarians.

Why is Manchego cheese so expensive? ›

Being a DOP cheese, the production of Manchego is heavily regulated. It can only be made from the milk of the Manchega sheep, a breed native to Castilla La Mancha. The number of farmers and shepherds of Manchega sheep has decreased by half in the past few decades. Fewer farms lead to less milk.

What happens if you eat uncooked flatbread? ›

Raw Dough Can Contain Germs That Make You Sick

That means it hasn't been treated to kill germs that cause food poisoning, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Salmonella. These harmful germs can contaminate grain while it's still in the field or flour while it's being made.

How to tell if flatbread is cooked? ›

Open up lid and check cooking progress, especially peek at the bottom of the Flatbread to see if flames are scorching it! You may need to turn grill off and put the lid back on to continue heating Flatbread more without browning further. Remove from heat, slice, serve, and enjoy.

How are you supposed to eat a flatbread? ›

You can eat it plain, which is tasty or use it in place of any other type of bread. A lot of people like to make their own pizza with flatbread. Just add sauce, cheese, and toppings.

What are the names for flatbread? ›

Flat breads are made throughout most of the world. Examples are pita (from the Middle East), chapati and naan (India), tortilla (Mexico) and focaccia (Italy). The bread may be leavened (have a raising agent of yeast or sourdough) or unleavened.

What is another name for Spanish bread? ›

Señorita bread, also known as Spanish bread or pan de kastila, is a Filipino bread roll characteristically oblong or cylindrical in shape with a traditional sweet filling made of breadcrumbs, butter or margarine, and brown sugar.

What is Mediterranean flatbread called? ›

Pita is another familiar flatbread found throughout the Mediterranean. In Egypt, the local pita called baladi is traditionally made with 100% whole wheat flour. And in the US, it's easy to find whole grain pita bread (with the Whole Grain Stamp) in grocery stores.

What is the special bread in Spain? ›

Mollete (Spain)

Mollete is a traditional Spanish bread hailing from Antequera. It's made with a combination of yeast, plain flour, whole-wheat flour, salt, sugar, milk, and olive oil. The dough is rolled into oval-shaped disks, and it's then baked until golden brown.

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