Flatbread With Za’atar

Ninna's Note:

Recipe by Chef Bill Granger from cookbook "Delicious, Let’s Entertain". Za’atar is available from spice and Middle Eastern stores.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 wedges

• 1 large pita bread (Lebanese bread)
• garlic-flavored olive oil
• za'atar spice mix, spice

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2. Brush pita or Lebanese bread with garlic flavoured olive oil and sprinkle generously with za’atar.
3. Warm in the oven for 5 minutes.
4. Cut into wedges and serve with dips or as an accompaniment to a main meal.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Excellent!

[Chef*Lee]

This is really tasty!!! I made my own Middle Eastern version of Za'atar with thyme, marjoram, toasted white and black sesame seeds, ground sumac, and I sprinkled a little ground Turkish aleppo pepper on for some heat. I rubbed a garlic clove over the bread then spread EVOO over and sprinkled the spices on top and spread them in. I cut into triangle shapes beforeI baked them at 320 F for 10 minutes. It was great with my salad, gave a wonderful and unique spicy bite!! These would be so pretty to serve guests with maybe a hummus or baba ganoush too!! Thanks for the recipe, Ninna!

[AniSarit]

I've been making this for years because I'm from Israel, and suddenly found your recipe here. Thanks for posting and teaching the community about "pita eem za'atar". I recommend mixing the zaatar with the oil before spreading it on the pita - and place a generous amount too. Authentic!