pear pizza with caramelized onion and bleu cheese

(from elchallis’s recipe box)

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes

Categories: Entree, Pizza

Ingredients

  • pizza dough
  • 2-3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
  • 1 onion, sliced and caramelized
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut in small cubes
  • 2 ounces bleu cheese, crumbled
  • 1 ripe pear, thinly sliced
  • arugula

Directions

  1. Place a pizza stone on the center rack of the oven. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place a piece of parchment paper on the back of a baking sheet or on a pizza peel.

  2. Stretch out dough to desired thickness and place on parchment paper.

  3. Cover with barbecue sauce, caramelized onion, cheeses, and pear slices. Use the parchment paper to slide the pizza onto the baking stone.

  4. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese are melted and the crust turns golden. When the pizza is ready, take the parchment paper to slide the pizza back out onto the peel or the baking sheet.

  5. Top with a handful of arugula and serve.

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