This recipe is second to Naan! We’ve taken this traditional flatbread delight and filled it with leafy spinach, tangy onion, juicy tomato, gooey mozzarella, and Lifeway Farmer Cheese. It’s a delectable combination of flavors with a warm savory taste underlined by a hint of sweetness. This Stuffed Mediterranean Naan is also rich in nutrients. Spinach is an excellent source of magnesium, potassium, and vitamins A, C, and K1; tomatoes are full of antioxidants; and Lifeway Farmer Cheese is loaded with calcium, protein, and probiotics.
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Prep Time: 25 mins Servings: 8-10Ingredients
- For Naan Dough:
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 packet of dry active yeast
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 2 tbsp. oil
- salt
- flour for dusting and rolling
- Filling:
- handful of spinach, chopped
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1/3 cup red onion
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
- Topping:
- 4 tbsp. melted butter
- pinch of salt
- 1-2 tsp. garlic powder
- cilantro
Directions
- Dough:
- Take a ¾ cup warm water in a mixing bowl, add sugar and yeast; mix well, cover it for 7-8 minutes or till bubbly foamy texture.
- Add two cups of flour, oil, and salt to the prepared yeast mixture mix well, knead for about 3-4 minutes. If needed then use water and make a smooth dough like elastic.
- Apply few drops of oil on dough, cover it and keep a side for 30 minutes or until it doubles in size.
- Filling:
- Heat oil in a pan, add chopped spinach and red onion and cook down until spinach is soft.
- Transfer to a bowl, add in chopped tomato, farmer cheese, mozzarella cheese, and seasonings.
- Process:
- Take the prepared dough, punch it down, and knead it again for 2 minutes and divide the dough into the medium sized balls.
- Take one ball, dust in flour, roll it and make thick circle disk, place the filling on the disk and close the edges and form into a ball.
- Dust the ball into the flour again and roll back out into flat surface.
- Melt butter and add in salt and garlic powder.
- Heat a griddle, apply little water on rolled naan, place it on the griddle when hot and cook for a minute or till bubbles will come out.on the Naan surface
- Roast all side of the Naan directly on high flame till golden brown spotted on each side and cool on rack.
- On the rack, top with melted butter (save some for later), transfer over to oven sheet, and bake on the highest temperature for 5 minutes. top with the remaining butter mixture and add chopped cilantro .
