Asian Pear Gorgonzola Pizza
John Robbin's Pizza Dough
1/2 Asian pear cut into thin slices
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
1/2 yellow onion sliced
1/2 cup gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbled
1/4 cup of walnuts chopped
3 tablespoons of olive oil
a pinch of brown sugar
handful of corn meal
So the first thing to do is to caramelize your onions. Heat up your olive oil over medium heat. Once it is warmed up, add your sliced onions to it. Let this cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. They will get nice and soft and turn slightly brown. Then mix in a pinch of brown sugar to bring out the sweetness of the onions and cook for another two minutes. The onions should look like this
Once your onions are done, you can roll out your pizza dough. Make sure to put some corn meal down on your pizza stone before you throw it on there. In order, I first put down a layer of mozzarella. If you don't use any cheese here, you run the risk of getting soggy crust and limpy pizza. After the mozzarella, you place your sliced pear pieces down. Then you top with your walnuts, gorgonzola or blue cheese and lastly your caramelized onions. Then bake it at 400 for about 20-30 minutes, it really depends on your oven, and you will have delicious pizza!
Sweet Potato Feta Pizza
John Robbin's Pizza Dough
1 small sweet potato thinly sliced
10 kalamata olives quartered
10 semi or sun-dried tomatoes coarsely chopped
1/2 yellow onion
1/2 cup of feta cheese cubed or crumbled
3/4 cup of mozzarella
2 tablespoons of fresh herbs chopped (I used rosemary and oregano)
1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil
The first thing to do is to roast the potatoes. Place them into a small baking dish with the olive oil and fresh herbs. Place them in the oven at 400 for about 20-30 minutes, turning them a couple of times. When they are done, they should look like this
Next you want to caramelize your onions. Just follow the same recipe as given for the Asian pear gorgonzola pizza.Once the potatoes and onions are done, roll out the dough and get started! First put down your layer of mozzarella cheese. Then place your sweet potato slices and top with feta, caramelized onions, kalamata olives and semi-dried tomatoes. Cook at 400 for 20-30 minutes and enjoy!
Hawaiian Tex Mex Pizza
John Robbin's Pizza Dough
1/4 cup of salsa
1/4 cup of pizza sauce
3/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese
1 serrano pepper coarsely chopped
1/4 cup of red onion diced
1/4 cup of black beans
1/4 cup of pineapple coarsely chopped
This one is so easy to make! I have been wanting to put pineapple on pizza for a while and it finally clicked to add it to my usual mexican pizza. The pineapple provides this sweet refreshment from the heat of the rest of the pizza and is amazing!
So first thing is to mix your salsa and pizza sauce. Spread it out on the rolled dough. Mix your cheeses together and spread it over the sauce mix. Then top with serrano pepper, red onion, black beans and pineapple. Place in the oven at 400 for 20-30 minutes and have a great twist on your normal spicy pizza!
