Fresh Fig, Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onion Pizza
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Recipe type: Cooking for One or Two, Weeknight Dinners
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • ½ pound store bought pizza dough
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 slices of bacon, cooked and chopped
  • ½ large Spanish onion, chopped
  • 8 fresh figs, sliced
  • 8 ounces fontina cheese, freshly grated
  • 4 ounces blue or gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
  • 2 cups fresh arugula
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • a pinch of salt and cracked black pepper
Instructions
  1. At least 45 minutes before cooking, preheat the oven and pizza stone to 500 degrees F (if your oven goes up higher, preheat to 550 degrees F).
  2. In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter and add chopped onion. Cook until onion is tender and begins to caramelize, about 10-15 minutes.
  3. Assemble the dough on a peel or baking sheet. Cover the pizza dough with the toppings, careful not to press toppings into the dough and weigh it down. First, layer the caramelized onions, then the figs, and finally the cheese, leaving roughly a ½ inch border for the "crust."
  4. Using a pizza peel, transfer to the oven or to your pizza stone. Cook until the crust has browned on the bottom and the top is bubbling and browning in spots, about 7-10 minutes. Top with arugula while hot, so the greens will wilt slightly. Drizzle with a little olive oil, a pinch of salt and some cracked black pepper. Serve hot.
Recipe by In Good Taste at http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/fig-blue-cheese-caramelized-onion-pizza/