Easy grilled Naan bread recipe with toppings

Last recipe I posted over here I mentioned our trip to France during holidays. Once back at home it’s tradition to visit family and share stories with each other. Since the kids were tired from traveling, my wife asked her parents over at our place. A good occasion to serve some aperitif with some light snacks. This grilled Naan bread was one of them, served with two different toppings and a nice gin tonic along with it. What does one need more in life?

Actually it was once again my wife who came up with the idea for this recipe. She’s following this blog by Pauline Weuring (dutch foodblogger) and read about the 2 ingredient Naan bread she had made. Apart from the “fake” the promise 2 ingredient promise (salt is a 3th to me…), the idea of making these on my bbq again was attractive. Moreover it was a good reason to grill some aubergine along with the grilled naan bread and use the kamado as an oven for making nacho’s. Unfortunately in the hurry for serving the guests I only had some terrible pictures of most snacks…

Grilled naan bread recipe

But why care if I had fun eating it? Hope you don’t mind. If so: please let me know then I’ll take the time for another run on these with good pictures and share them with you. Anyway more about the grilled naan bread. The origin of this “flatbread” recipe lies in Asian kitchen influenced by the Middle-east. It has a long history and is traditionally baked in tandoor ovens fired on wood.

Naan bread is used in different ways. Traditionally it’s spread with Ghee and often used as a “spoon” to scoop other foods (stews for instance) or filled like a pita bread. Since it’s introduction in european kitchen it has been used in many different ways ranging from burgers to pizza. I don’t know if rosemary is a regular ingredient in Naan bread but these grilled once are spiced with rosemary too. Since we don’t own a tandoor I grilled them in my kamado thinking it would be closest too traditional cooking. Until I saw this article on cooking tandoori style in your kamado! Interesting read if you ask me! I simply must try cooking this way!

Topping ideas for grilled naan bread

As for the toppings of the grilled naan bread my wife went for more traditional toppings we use on toast over here. First one is served with italian prosciutto and arrugola. The other one is served with grilled paris mushroom, grilled sweet bell pepper and finished with buffalo mozzarella cheese. These ingredients match perfectly with the rosemary used in the dough. Maybe not the most traditional way of eating naan bread but after all a delicious appetizer. My parrents-in-law are honest people (or really really good at lying) and enjoy a good meal. They both approved the grilled naan bread with it’s toppings. It is something we’ll make again for sure!

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