Caramelized Onion & Olive Pizza
- 1 whole Pizza Crust (Thin)
- 5 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4 whole Yellow Onions, Thinly Sliced
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/2 teaspoons Dried Rosemary
- 1 pinch Freshly Ground Pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cups Kalamata Olives, Pitted And Chopped
- 8 whole Anchovies, Drained (Approximately 3-4 Ounces)
- 10 ounces, weight Gorgonzola Cheese, Crumbled
- Preheat oven to 550F.
- Warm oil in a large heavy skillet on medium heat.
- Add onions.
- Cook for 5 minutes or until onion softens.
- Add butter and rosemary and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until onions have caramelized.
- Add a pinch pepper and set aside to cool.
- Prepare crust on baking sheet or pizza pan according to your recipe (or package) instructions.
- Spread caramelized onions over pizza dough, leaving 1/2 inch border around the edge.
- Arrange anchovies and olives evenly on top.
- Place on bottom rack in oven and bake for 8 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.
- Return to oven for an additional 5-6 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Cut and serve immediately.
- Some tried and true variations: Omit anchovies or -Replace gorgonzola with 1/2 Cup Pecorino cheese or -Replace gorgonzola with 10 ounces of Boursin cheese or Add 1 cup sliced mushrooms to basic recipe or Replace anchovies with 8 ounces of smoked mackerel (omit olives with this variation) or Omit caramelized onions, lightly glaze dough with olive oil and add 1-2 thinly sliced fresh roma tomatoes with the olives and anchovies.
crust, olive oil, yellow onions, butter, rosemary, freshly ground pepper, olives, anchovies, gorgonzola cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/caramelized-onion-olive-pizza/ (may not work)