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| Pesto & Zucchini Flatbread |
If there's one thing I don't like, it's a messy and overfull refrigerator. For this reason, I don't purchase food on impulse. ~ It's so easy to go to the grocery store and buy more than needed, but this is something I have under control.
The way I taught myself to keep my refrigerator neat and clean is by using up all food, including leftovers before my next trip to the grocers, which also means my refrigerator gets a good wipe down with disinfecting cloths before new food enters. If I don't see myself cooking a certain item within the next couple of days, I simply don't purchase it.
On the other hand, I like making my own preserves and keep certain staples on hand, but this is also limited since I don't like cluttered refrigerator doors.
The other day, I was making pesto sauce using up a whole bunch of basil from my garden. I basically spent the day making this sauce and freezing it into muffin tins that were later transferred to freezer containers. By the time I was done, I wasn't in the mood to cook a fancy meal for dinner.
I had some pita flatbreads and leftover grilled zucchini sitting in the refrigerator as well as the fresh basil pesto sauce I had just made. Here's what I came up with, using these ingredients:
INGREDIENTS:
Grilled Zucchini (Summer Squash)
Pesto Sauce
Pita Bread
Slice of Cheese
Method:
1. Spread pesto on pita.
2. Add strips of grilled zucchini.
3. Top with a slice of cheese.
4. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
Great use of leftover, Ellen. The flatbread looks delish.
ReplyDeleteYum! This sounds like a great way to use up leftovers!
ReplyDeleteSounds luscious! Necessity is the mother of invention. When I teach making quiche, I give students one complete recipe and they make it. Then they rummage around my frig and pantry and figure out another quiche themselves. I never know what they'll make, but it's always good! Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful light supper. It sounds delicious and it was a wonderful way to use the last bits and bobs in your refrigerator. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteYum! I've done something similar to this with pita and naan bread. I love how use what you have! I try my best to do it, but you inspire me!
ReplyDeleteYummy!!! Your leftover food remake looks like my 'try-my-best' newly made food. My leftovers might not make such a good dinner.. day old flatbread, quinoa salad, seaweed, rice crispy squares.....
ReplyDeleteI love how simple that looks! I would love to be as organised with my fridge as you are, but sometimes I love having things in my fridge that I don't yet have a use for, it allows for a bit of creativity :) But I totally need a few 'clear out the cupboards' meals before I go shopping again! There are things that have been in my cupboard for months!
ReplyDeleteMıımm Ellen ..this is soo yummy..ıTis avery easy and delicious recipe,tahnks for shsring..My family will like this very much..
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way - I like to totally use up everything in my pantry and frig before I go make another trip to the grocery store. I'm big on not wasting and making sure our leftovers get changed up a bit and eaten. Yours looks so yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic love it
ReplyDeleteGosh my fridge is packed!! I'm always making recipes trying to use it all up but i never quite manage. My post today was an attempt! This looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWow Ellen, what a great use of leftovers. I really am trying to get better at keep my fridge clean and using leftovers, but I need a lot more work :)
ReplyDeleteoh my this looks great. love pesto, but don't love zucchini, but i've tried zucchini in many things and i love it. this is a winner.
ReplyDeleteWow I think it is so neat that you do this! Thank you for the lesson. The pesto looks so amazing and the combo you came up with looks so perfect! No one would EVER know they were left overs. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteOhh I have lots of zucchinis and I was wondering what to do with them... such a yummy looking dish:)
ReplyDeletei love this! perfect simple summer dinner, and great use of pesto. yum!
ReplyDeleteI also dislike an over full refrigerator!! Even though, sadly, this sounds like my refrigerator..
ReplyDeleteYou had me at pesto. My goodness I love pesto.
Muy rico, con ese queso debe de estar buenisimo. Tampoco me gusta llenar el frigo.
ReplyDeleteYum! What a great way to use those up, and so tasty! I need to get better at this...
ReplyDeleteellen, i ought to be like you for not overstuffing my fridge, i actually buy things on impulse! i like pesto and this is something quick to fix, i love that!
ReplyDeletethis looks amazing! I love zuchinni! I wish I had the will power to do that with my fridge/pantry but sadly I don't :(
ReplyDeleteOh, this looks so good! I love zucchini!
ReplyDeleteHi Ellen! This looks wonderful -- but what sort of cheese did you use?
ReplyDeleteCerena @ www.secretlifeofamedstudent.com
I do this now more than I used to and love the recipes I come up with. need to keep flatbreads on hand to make quick pizzas like this-love it!
ReplyDeleteLas recetas de aprovechamiento a veces son las mejores, se utilizan restos y creatividad.
ReplyDeleteJUEGO DE SABORES
love this recipe! Going to run out and get the veggies to make it now! LOL! Thanks Ellen!
ReplyDeleteI also dislike an overfull fridge…however I’m not so good at controlling my impulses at the grocery store! On top of that my garden is really starting to produce…it’s been such a challenge to use up all the veggies! This looks so delicious…I happen to have all the ingredients! My kind of lunch…thanks for the inspiration!
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