Step 1: Prepare the ingredients.

Grate the cheese on a medium grater or cut into very thin slices.
Rinse the tomato, cut out the seal, and then cut the vegetable into thin slices.
Wash the basil leaves, shake off excess moisture and cut into thin strips.
Peel the garlic cloves and chop them with a knife, using a grater or crushing them with a special press. Mix crushed garlic cloves with olive oil.

Step 2: Dry the cake in the oven.

Set the oven to preheat to 180 degrees Celsius. You should start cooking only after the oven has warmed up well.


Place the wheat tortilla on a baking sheet, brush the top with half the garlic mixed with butter, and then bake in the oven for 5 minutes.

Step 3: Prepare the margarita on a flatbread.

Remove the hot tortilla (don't turn off the oven yet) and sprinkle it with about half of all the grated cheese.


Place thin slices of tomato in the next layer, distributing them evenly throughout the cake. Add salt and pepper to taste.


Then it remains to cover everything on top with the remaining cheese and some of the chopped basil.


Place the pizza in the oven for 7 minutes. During this time, the tomatoes will dry out a little, and all the cheese will melt. The main thing is to ensure that the edges of the pita bread that are not covered with filling do not burn; you may even need to remove the pizza from the oven earlier.


Mix the remaining garlic in oil with balsamic vinegar and pour this sauce over the finished Margherita pizza, then sprinkle with the remaining basil and serve.

Step 4: Serve margherita on flatbread.

Serve the margherita on flatbread immediately after cooking, while it is still hot. You can quickly make this pizza for breakfast or have it as an afternoon snack. You can also treat it to friends who have gathered at your home to watch a movie or just chat.


I hope you enjoyed this incredibly easy way to make the famous pizza. Of course, it’s far from the classic recipe, but it’s still very tasty.
Bon appetit!

Instead of a thin wheat flatbread, you can take anything wheat or bread, even half a loaf cut lengthwise. It will still make a great pizza.

If you don't have basil, you can replace it with other aromatic herbs. Of course, the result will be different, but the main thing in the filling is cheese and tomatoes.

The Mexican flatbread or tortilla is an indispensable dish in Latin American menus, where it is used as an alternative to bread and the main component of many dishes: tacos, quesadillas, burritos, fajitas and enchiladas. Products are baked from wheat or corn flour, obtaining different, but always worthy results.

Mexican corn tortillas

Tortilla dough made from corn flour is always mixed with the addition of wheat, which gives it the missing plasticity and softness. Products in this design will acquire the desired taste, but will not fall apart when rolled out and baked. The specified amount of ingredients is enough for 6 cakes.

Ingredients:

• corn flour – 1 cup;
• wheat flour – ½ cup;
• water – ½ cup;
• salt – ½ teaspoon;
• oil – 1 tbsp. spoon.

Preparation

1. Mix two types of flour with salt.
2. Pour in warm water and oil, knead the dough, and leave for 30 minutes.
3. Portions of dough are rolled out between two layers of film.
4. Mexican corn tortilla is baked quickly: literally 1.5-2 minutes in a heated frying pan, and the product is ready.

Wheat tortilla

DIY Mexican tortilla can only be made from wheat flour. This recipe uses butter, which creates the effect of a sandy texture of the products. However, if desired, it can be replaced with a vegetable one - the result will be different, but no less worthy and tasty.

Ingredients:

• wheat flour – 2 cups;
• salt – ½ teaspoon;
• water – 200 ml;
• butter – 50 g.

Preparation

1. Grind flour with salt and butter until crumbly.
2. Add warm water and knead a soft dough.
3. After half an hour, divide the lump into parts, roll each thinly, placing the portions between two pieces of film.
4. Brown the products in a dry frying pan.

What to wrap in a Mexican tortilla?

Dishes with Mexican tortillas can be very diverse in composition, taste and nutritional value. Products made from corn or wheat flour are complemented with fillings of vegetables, meat, cheese, herbs, mushrooms and spices. When choosing a suitable recipe, you should rely on your preferences and the availability of products.

1. Mexican flatbread is delicious on its own or when served with all sorts of sauces, goulash or butter.
2. Using the product as a base, adding sauce, cheese, and other ingredients and putting it in the oven or microwave for a few minutes, you can get a delicious pizza.
3. The flatbread is often supplemented with a non-liquid filling, optionally supplementing the components with sauce.

Pizza on Mexican flatbread

Tortilla pizza is prepared in minutes and can be served for dinner or for a quick snack. With pre-prepared tortillas and a few other ingredients on hand, creating a satisfying meal is easy. The composition of the delicacy proposed below can be varied at your discretion.

Ingredients:

• flatbread – 1 pc.;
• tomato sauce – 20 g;
• onion – ½ pcs.;
• mozzarella – 50 g;
• ham – 50 g;
• cheese – 50 g;
• Italian herbs and oil.

Preparation

1. Place the flatbread on a baking sheet and brush with sauce.
2. Place slices of onion, mozzarella and ham on top, sprinkle with herbs and then cheese.
3. Next, the Mexican tortilla with filling is placed in the oven for 5 minutes, preheated to 180 degrees.

Mexican flatbread with cheese

Considering all kinds of recipes with Mexican flatbread, the appetizer with cheese attracts special attention. Its simple, quick design, excellent balance of nutritional properties and calories, as well as the excellent taste characteristics of the resulting Mexican delicacy are captivating.

Ingredients:

• flatbreads – 2 pcs.;
• cheese – 150 g;
• any greens – 1 handful;
• oil – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• pepper.

Preparation

1. Place one flat cake on the frying pan and put it on the fire.
2. Sprinkle the product with cheese, lay out the greens and sprinkle with cheese shavings again.
3. Cover the composition with a second cake and press well with a spatula.
4. After it is browned on one side, turn it over to the other, fry it, and when serving, pepper it and sprinkle it with oil.

Mexican flatbread with chicken

Tasty and filling, it is somewhat reminiscent of shawarma, but comes in a slightly different composition. To prepare the appetizer, fresh Mexican tortillas are first baked using corn or wheat flour, and then the filling components are prepared: chicken is fried and vegetables are chopped.

Ingredients:

• flatbreads – 4 pcs.;
• chicken fillet – 200 g;
• beans – 200 g;
• butter – 40 g;
• garlic – 2 cloves;
• bell pepper – 2 pcs.;
• cheese – 50 g;
• chili ketchup – 2 tbsp. spoons;
• parsley – 4 sprigs;
• salt, pepper, seasonings.

Preparation

1. Fry the chopped fillet, adding salt, pepper and seasoning to taste.
2. At the end of frying, add garlic and heat for a minute.
3. Separately, fry the peppers, add beans without juice, add rosy chicken and ketchup, and heat for 2 minutes.
4. Place the filling and cheese in the center of the flatbread and roll it up into an envelope.
5. The Mexican tortilla is served with the filling still hot.

Mexican flatbread with ham and cheese

The delicious Mexican tortilla, prepared with a filling of smoked ham and hard cheese, also has a considerable audience of loyal admirers. The win-win combination of components will not leave anyone indifferent, and capricious picky eaters can replace any of the components with the most preferable one.

Ingredients:

• flatbreads – 4 pcs.;
• ham – 4 slices;
• hard cheese – 200 g;
• Mexican canned peppers - to taste;
• green onions – 1 bunch;
• cilantro or parsley - 1 bunch;
• olive oil.

Preparation

1. Place ham and peppers on the flatbread around the perimeter, sprinkle with herbs and cheese.
2. Fold the product in half, press it and place it on a heated frying pan.
3. After the tortilla with ham and cheese is browned on both sides, serve it to the table.

Mexican tortillas with minced meat

Or tacos, decorated with the addition of all kinds of vegetables, herbs and hot sauce. Often the filling composition is supplemented with grated cheese or other components not specified in this recipe are included to suit your taste. The filling can be based on chopped beef, pork or chicken.

Ingredients:

• flatbreads – 4 pcs.;
• minced meat – 200 g;
• sweet and hot peppers – ½ pcs.;
• onion and tomato – ½ pcs.;
• greens – 1 bunch;
• sugar and grape vinegar - to taste;
• oil, salt, pepper, tomato sauce.

Preparation

1. Fry the minced meat, season the chopped onion with vinegar and leave for 30 minutes.
2. Add chopped peppers and tomatoes to the meat and simmer until the moisture evaporates.
3. Squeeze the onion, add sugar, salt, and herbs.
4. Place a couple of spoons of fry, greens with onions, a little sauce on the flatbread and fold it in half.

Rolls in Mexican tortilla

Everyone knows how to quickly prepare it, twisted in the form of a roll. Something similar is prepared from Mexican tortillas, supplemented with cream cheese and mayonnaise, fresh vegetables, ham, fish or sausages. Each time the result will be different, but always worthy and impressive.

Ingredients:

• flatbreads – 4 pcs.;
• ham or meat – 250 g;
• sweet and hot peppers - 1 pc.;
• cream cheese or sauce – 150 g;
• greens – 1 bunch;
• lettuce leaves - to taste.

Preparation

1. The flatbreads are heated in the microwave and coated with cheese or sauce.
2. Lay out the salad, chopped ham and pepper, roll the product into a roll, and let it soak in the film.
3. Cut the rolls into portions and warm the tortilla rolls in the microwave before serving.

Mexican Flatbread Pie

Mexican tortilla is often used to decorate pies. Nourishing, nutritious, surprisingly spicy and aromatic is an appetizing variation of the delicacy with a multi-ingredient filling of chicken and ham, to which vegetables, hot peppers, cheese, herbs and seasonings are added.

As a rule, you can always find ingredients for pizza at home: olives, slices of sausage or baked meat, tomato sauce, cheese... Stop by the bakery on the way home and buy a fresh, crispy baguette. Just not a loaf, but just a long narrow baguette.

At home, cut it in half lengthwise and press the pulp a little with your fingers. Then everything is as always: tomato sauce, filling, cheese. 10-15 minutes in the oven and the treat is ready!

Pizza with ready-made dough

Craving fluffy homemade pizza? Use fresh or frozen yeast dough. It will cost half as much as ordering from a pizzeria. Excellent yeast dough can always be bought in pavilions where fresh flatbreads are baked in the tandoor.

Pita pizza

A good base for pizza is pita flatbread, which can be bought in any bread department. Brush them with sauce, spread on top, place on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment, and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes.

Pizza on tortilla

Another option for a quick pizza base is Mexican tortillas. They come in wheat, corn, whole grain, and cheese. Since the tortillas are very thin, place the filling on top directly on the baking sheet. Bake as usual - 12-15 minutes in an oven preheated to 200 C.

Pizza on ready-made crusts

Today in supermarkets you can buy not only ready-made pizza dough, but also a baked base in the form of crusts. There is no need to even defrost them - the time spent in the oven with the filling is quite enough for this. If you or your children cannot live without pizza, keep a small supply of these “prepared items” in the freezer.