Fresh Fig and Prosciutto Pizza Topped with Arugula
- 1 pound Pizza Dough
- Corn Meal, For Dusting The Pan
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 whole Onions, Caramelized (Recipe Included)
- 4 slices Prosciutto
- 13 cups Pitted Kalamata Olives, Roughly Chopped
- 8 whole Fresh Figs, Quartered Length Wise
- 8 ounces, weight Morbier, Taleggio, Or Blue Cheese, Cut Into About 3/4 Inch Cubes
- 4 cups Arugula
- 1 Tablespoon White Or Red Balsamic Vinegar
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 2 whole Medium Onions, Sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 2 teaspoons Fresh Thyme Leaves
- 1/2 teaspoons Sugar
- For the pizza: 1.
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees F. If you have a pizza stone, put it in the oven now, before the oven gets hot.
- 2.
- If you are using a pizza pan or a sheet pan, grease the pan with olive oil, and sprinkle corn meal over the bottom.
- Doing this will ensure a crispy crust.
- 2.
- Stretch the dough out to your desired shape and size.
- Because the dough will contract, I stretch mine as thin as possible.
- If making personal pizzas, cut the dough into 4.
- 4.
- If using a pizza pan, put the dough into the pan.
- If using the pizza stone, then dust your peel or the back of a sheet pan generously with cornmeal.
- Place the pizza dough on the peel or sheet pan and youre ready to assemble pizzas.
- (If making individual pizzas on a pizza stone, you will have to do this one at a time.)
- 5.
- Drizzle olive oil over the dough, and spread it to cover all the dough.
- Then distribute the caramelized onions over the bottom of the pie (see instructions below).
- Tear the prosciutto and place it over the onions (if you like crispy prosciutto, put it on last instead).
- Now sprinkle the olives, then the figs and the cheese.
- 6.
- Bake for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of your pizza.
- (My pizza stone will only hold 2 individual pizzas at one time, so keep that in mind when deciding what size pizza to make.)
- 7.
- The pizza should rest just a couple of minutes.
- While its resting, toss the arugula with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper to taste.
- 8.
- Top the pizza with the dressed arugula.
- Serve with Italian style chicken wings.
- For the caramelized onions: 1.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, sweat the onions in the olive oil.
- Add the salt.
- Stir often as not to brown the onions.
- Cook until translucent, about 10 minutes.
- 2.
- Add the garlic, thyme, and sugar.
- Turn the heat to medium.
- Stir often and cook about another 20 to 30 minutes to caramelize.
- You may need to turn the heat to medium-low.
- The onions are done when they are a nice caramel color.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/fresh-fig-and-prosciutto-pizza-topped-with-arugula/ (may not work)