Caramelized Onion & Fig Pizza with Goat Cheese

When I moved up here I decided against getting cable. I occasionally miss spending quality time with Giada, Claire, Ina, and the rest of the Food Network gang, but I catch up with them when I'm at the gym. I've discovered a program on PBS, Ciao Italia, which inspired my dinner tonight. The hostess, Mary Ann Esposito, is no Giada, but she does alright.


Check in tomorrow for another pumpkin recipe!


Caramelized Onion & Fig Pizza with Goat Cheese

Ingredients:
Bob's Red Mill Pizza Mix
1 1/2 cup warm water
2 eggs
6 tablespoons of olive oil
10 black mission figs
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 large yellow onion
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
Bundle of fresh thyme
1/3 cup of goat cheese crumblies


For the onions: Chop the onion into thin rings. In a medium pan heat butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat. Add the onions and sauté for 10 minutes. Add garlic, the leaves of four sprigs of fresh thyme, salt, and sugar. Lower the heat to medium/low and cook for 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once the onions have a nice brown caramelization set aside.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Prepare the Bob's Red Mill dough according to the directions on the package. I only used 1 fourth of the dough for this recipe, saving the rest in the freezer. If you wanted to make this for more than one or two simply double, triple, or quadruple the pizza toppings. 

Once the pizza dough has had time to rise, arrange it on a greased baking sheet so the dough is a little less than half an inch thick. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

For the figs, slice them into quarters. In a small sauce pan heat a tablespoon of olive oil. Add figs, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, and time. Stirring occasionally, cook until thick and bubble, approximately 10-15 minutes. 

Once the pizza dough has baked for 10 minutes, remove from the oven. Spread fig sauce over the surface of the pizza, coating it evenly. Arrange the onions on top. Place in the oven for another 5 minutes. Remove pizza one more time and sprinkle goat cheese and 2-3 sprigs of thyme over the top and bake for another 3-4 minutes. 

Enjoy!