Coca with Honeyed Onions and Pine Nuts

The recipe for this incredible flatbread was demonstrated to me by my favorite Mallorcan chef, Joan Torrens, at his restaurant Es Baluard. Harking back to medieval Arab cooking, the intriguing mix of sweet and savory flavors here is typical of the island’s cuisine. Joan prebakes the coca dough briefly so that the topping doesn’t render it soggy. To soften the onions and get rid of some of their bitterness, he rubs them with salt and lets them sit (you’ll need to allow about an hour f