Bringing in the fall with a mouthful - Smoked paprika roasted pumpkin and apples, carmelized onion, crispy proscuitto and goat cheese glutten-free flat bread

It's a mouthful to say - and you haven't even taken a bite yet! The smokiness of the paprika....the crispiness of the prosciutto.... the sweetness of the apples and carmelized onions....topped off with some warm melted goat cheese?  This dish is gold.  Beautiful hearty fall gold.  It is so hearty the flatbread is optional.  




I was given some beautiful acorn squash and apples from the Okanagan in B.C. and I couldn't figure out what to do with them! Luckily, I saw Eat's Well with Others' recipe for Fall Bruschetta and was immediately inspired:Eat's Well with Others - Fall Bruschetta Recipe.  Thank you Joanne!

Ingredients:


Topping:
1) 1/2 an acorn squash, cubed
2) 1/2 a gala apple, cubed
3) 1 tbsp smoked paprika
4) 1 small sweet onion, diced
5) 2 pieces prosciutto
6) 2 tbsp crumbled goat cheese
7) Olive oil
8) Balsamic Extract
9) Salt and pepper to taste


Glutten-free quinoa flatbread:
1) 1/2 cups quinoa flour
2) 1 tsp xantham gum
3) 1 egg
3) 1/3 cup olive oil
4) 1/2 cup water
5) 1 tsp salt


Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 400. 
2) Heat olive oil in a pan.  When hot, add onions and a pinch of salt.  Reduce heat to slowly carmelize.
3) In a bowl, mix in cubes of apple, squash and smoked paprika. Transfer to a baking sheet and put in the oven for 40 minutes or until tender on the inside.
4) On another baking sheet lay out prosciutto and put in the oven for the same amount of time as the squash, until really crispy.  When you remove from the oven break into to bite size pieces.  
5) If you decide not to use the flatbread, toss all the above ingredients with goat cheese, and put back in the oven to warm the goat cheese.  Serve with salt and pepper to taste and a drizzle of balsamic extract.


If you do decide to make the flatbread:
6) Combine all the flatbread ingredients in a bowl.
7) Roll out ingredients on parchment paper (I have an olive oil spray that I like to use on the paper to keep it from sticking)
8) Place parchment paper on baking sheet and transfer to the oven.  Bake for 10 minutes at 400.
9) Remove and place the squash, apples, goat cheese, carmelized onions and prosciutto on the flatbread.
10) Brush olive oil on the sides of the flatbread that are not covered with the topping.
11) Bake for another 10 minutes.
12) Remove and top with salt and pepper and a drizzle of balsamic extract.


Get ready for bite after bite of smoky, sweet, crunchy, cozy, hearty .... I could go on and on with adjectives about this one...