Nettle flatbread

It's very satisfying, eating weeds, especially nettles, which grow so readily here. This is a quick addition to lunch: I split my "usual" flatbread dough in two, made two rough circles, covered one with a cheesy nettle mix, covered and slashed it, then baked it in a hot oven. Delicious.

Nettle flatbread

for the dough:
300g strong white flour
1/2 tsp instant yeast
170ml water
pinch of salt
glug of oil

Put everything in the bread machine and use the dough setting.

for the nettle mixture:
A handful of nettle tops
A few leaves of mint
onion
cheese - whatever you've got

Slice an onion and sweat in a little oil. When it is soft (or browned, if that's what you'd like), add the chopped washed greens. Continue cooking until they've collapsed and the nettles have lost their sting.

Make two circles of dough. Cover one with the nettle mix and add some chopped cheese. I used gruyere, but blue or creamy would work here too. Cover with the second circle, pinch it together, slash and bake for 15-20 minutes in a hot oven.

Mmmm

Other things to make with nettles

Nettle pesto
Nettle soup
Nettle tea
Nettle beer