- 1 whole wheat pizza dough (see Raj’s Friday night pizza post for the recipe)
- olive oil for drizzling
- 1 half red onion, sliced thinly
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- salt to taste
- parmesan cheese, to taste
- 10 ounces, mozzarella di buffalo
- about 10 slices of prosciutto
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet. Add onions and brown sugar and toss/stir for several minutes, or until onions are brown and cooked. Set aside.
Roll out pizza dough. Drizzle olive oil, sprinkle on a little salt, followed by a little parmesan.
Lay slices of mozzarella evenly over the top of the crust. Arrange caramelized onions over the top of the mozzarella. Randomly lay slices of prosciutto over the onions.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the lower half of the oven, or until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and cut into squares. Serve immediately.
I’m happy to report that despite Raj’s reluctance, he happily enjoyed the switch and he is looking forward to a next Friday night’s “Surprise Friday Night Pizza.” Stay tuned.
The accompaniment, a sparkling Vouvray.
This sounds amazing!
It was better than I thought. I really like the crispy prosciutto.
looks yum! Perfect topping combo:-)
Thanks, Liz.
Looks yummy enough that I might try it. Does the brown sugar make it very sweet?
The brown sugar doesn’t make it sweet at all. Try it. You’ll like it.
Hi Jen,
What time on Friday’s? and Jen, can you make it a bit larger? Why the brown sugar??
Happy New Year Jen and Raj!
Your welcome to come anytime! The brown sugar is for the caramelization.
You’re welcome…just saying
Yeah, yeah. You were about to be ousted from number one commenter.
We’ve been making homemade pizzas again lately too! Your looks so good!
You need to post pics of your creations!
Looks like a very good Pizza. Glad Raj is broadening his horizons. This looks like a classic!
Thanks, Fred. Your pizzas are always inspiring.
We have to get going on making pizza again. . . this looks like a great way to start!
Nancy
That’s how I felt, but it’s well worth the effort.
I’m back on my low carb diet again, so I use low carb wraps in place of the traditional pizza dough. these toppings would totally work for me. looks great!
I hadn’t thought of using a wrap instead. Sounds delish.
We love making crazy pizza– my all time favorite combo is a thin layer of raspberry vinaigrette (most of the time we just use the kind from Costco), caramelized onions, bacon pieces, chopped up walnuts and a sprinkling of cheese (mozzarella, parmesan etc. whatever your tastes prefer).
The mix of sweet and salty is fantastic!
That sounds SO good! Your version may make itbintonthe lineup this week.
Not loving the whole wheat crust- need to let that go. Happy to see you branching out of your comfort zone. I would like to suggest roasted pears with blue cheese and toasted hazelnuts. OMG yum!!!
Yours sounds good too but figs are difficult to find. I’ll see what I can do to make it happen on Friday.
Are you consuming too much Vouvarey? I said pears not figs. I don’t like fresh figs, only fig jam but that’s an entirely different pizza recipe. I bet that you can find pears no problem.
BTW, what did the wine cost you? I saw something similar at Whole Foods for about $22.00.
It was from While Foods at $17.99 and well worth it. I went back to buy another and they’re out. I wonder if the one you saw is the same kind.
Probably but I don’t remember it at that price point.
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What kind of pizza you makin this Friday?? I need a recipe to give your sister for her next meal for me while I am recovering…
Veal Meat Pie…not my favorite, but I’m desperate for variety.
That pizza looks delicious!
Keep smiling,
Yawatta
Thanks! It was.
I like the idea and this sounds like a real good Pizza. I have seen all kinds of good Pizza sauces, but I highly favor those made with San Marzano Tomatoes. Many of the best Pizza places in Italy use plain old canned “crushed” San Marzanos, uncooked. I like to saute some garlic in olive oil and then put in the crushed tomatoes with a little Oregano, salt and pepper and simmer for20 minutes. More people than not like to add onions of various types and/or sugar. This is a personal taste issue and your sauce sounds good and authentic.