Pizza, a delectable dish with countless variations, embarks on a culinary journey that transcends borders and cultures. In this gastronomic odyssey, we venture beyond the traditional toppings, exploring a symphony of flavors in the "Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Belgian Endive, Gorgonzola, and Walnuts." This extraordinary combination of sweet, bitter, creamy, and nutty elements promises an unforgettable taste experience, transforming your taste buds into jubilant explorers. Join us as we unveil the secrets behind crafting this exquisite pizza, ensuring a delightful culinary adventure.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
CARAMELIZED ONION AND GORGONZOLA PIZZA
Steps:
- Put the onions, olive oil, and sugar into a skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are wilted and brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Reduce the heat if the onions are browning too quickly. Set aside to cool a bit.
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Spread half the tomato sauce onto 1 of the crusts. Top with half the caramelized onions and half the mozzarella. Repeat with the other crust. Bake the pies until the mozzarella is browned and bubbling, about 10 to 15 minutes. As soon as the pies come out of the oven, sprinkle over the gorgonzola. Slice and serve.
PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, FIGS, BACON AND BLUE CHEESE
Here is a recipe for pizza that calls to mind - at least this mind - the joys of car travel through southeastern France, where pizzas such as this are available at all the imaginary cafes in small towns near the Italian border. It certainly tastes as if it comes from that region and, if you close your eyes as you eat it, you can almost imagine yourself halfway through a drive from Aix to Turin. The time spent caramelizing the onions is more than worth it, so do it the day before you intend to make the pie. Which is when, as it happens, you should make the dough as well. And we have a recipe for that as well - a version adapted from the team behind the magical Roberta's Pizza in Brooklyn.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, pizza and calzones, times classics, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- At least 45 minutes before cooking, preheat the oven and pizza stone to 550 degrees.
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over high heat. Add the onions, thyme and bay leaves. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the onions begin to wilt. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened and turn a deep, golden brown, about 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves and transfer the onions to a small bowl.
- Place the bacon in the pan and set over high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until brown and crispy. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a small bowl.
- Place the pizza dough on a heavily floured surface and stretch and pull, using your hands or a rolling pin, into about a 14-inch round. Place on a lightly floured pizza peel or rimless baking sheet. Cover with the toppings, careful not to press on the dough and weigh it down: the caramelized onions first, then the figs and bacon, and finally the Gorgonzola, leaving roughly a 1/2 inch border. Shake the pizza peel slightly to make sure the dough is not sticking. Carefully slide the pizza directly onto the baking stone in one quick, forward-and-back motion. Cook until the crust has browned on the bottom and the top is bubbling and browning in spots, about 7 minutes. Drizzle with a little olive oil and some cracked black pepper. Serve hot. Makes 1 pizza.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1193, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 131 grams, Fat 63 grams, Fiber 14 grams, Protein 32 grams, SaturatedFat 27 grams, Sodium 1671 milligrams, Sugar 55 grams, TransFat 1 gram
CARAMELIZED ONION-GORGONZOLA PIZZA
An all-time favorite recipe, Caramelized Onion-Gorgonzola Pizza is yummy and so simple to prepare.-Taste of Home Cooking School
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 50m
Yield 2 pizzas (6 slices each).
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Divide bread dough in half. Press each portion onto a 12-in. pizza pan coated with cooking spray; build up edges slightly. Prick dough several times with a fork. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter with brown sugar. Add onions; cook for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. , Brush dough with oil. Combine the basil, oregano and garlic powder; sprinkle over dough. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. , Arrange onions and tomatoes over crusts; sprinkle with cheeses and olives. Bake 8-10 minutes longer or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 427mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CARAMELIZED ONION AND GORGONZOLA PIZZA
A light appetizer or dinner pizza that is sure to be a favorite!
Provided by Julie
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pizza Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large saute pan, melt butter over medium heat. Saute onions in butter until the onions are soft and dark brown, approximately 25 minutes. Stir in sugar, and continue cooking for 1 or 2 more minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Grease a pizza pan or cookie sheet, and press out the dough to desired thickness. Spread onions evenly over the dough, and top with crumbled Gorgonzola.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.6 g, Cholesterol 45.6 mg, Fat 13.7 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 10.9 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 551.3 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
OVEN-BAKED PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, GORGONZOLA, AND WALNUTS
Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Categories Cheese Onion Appetizer Bake Quick & Easy Dinner Walnut Party Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings (appetizer)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook onions with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, covered, stirring occasionally, until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and keep warm, covered.
- Put a large heavy baking sheet (17 by 14 inches) on lowest rack of oven, then preheat oven to 500°F.
- Meanwhile, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin, stretching corners with your hands to form a 16- by 13-inch rectangle. (Dough will be easier to roll out as it warms.) Transfer to a large tray lined with sheet of parchment paper. Lightly prick dough all over with a fork, then slide dough (on parchment) from tray onto hot baking sheet.
- Bake until top is puffed and pale golden in patches, about 10 minutes. (Prick any large bubbles with a fork and flatten.) Remove crust from oven and leave oven on.
- Sprinkle crust evenly with cheese, walnuts, and parsley. Bake pizza until edge of crust is deep golden, cheese is bubbling and golden in patches, and underside is golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately.
CARAMELIZED ONION, GORGONZOLA, AND ROSEMARY PIZZA
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h5m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large saute pan over high heat, warm the oil. Add the onions and rosemary, and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add butter and lower heat and continue to caramelize for about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Spread the pizza dough with the onion mixture and scatter Gorgonzola over top. Bake in a pizza oven or a preheated 400 degree oven until lightly golden and the crust is browned, about 20 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.
- Pour the water onto a medium--sized mixing bowl and add the yeast, stirring with a fork until dissolved. The water should turn a light beige color. Add 1 cup of flour and the salt. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Add the second cup of flour and repeat. The dough should start coming away from the sides of the bowl, forming a soft, sticky mass. Take the last cup of flour and sprinkle over a clean, dry work surface and flour your hands well.Take the dough from the bowl and begin to work in the additional flour a little at a time. Use the heel of your hand to knead the dough and push across the work surface, clenching the dough with your fist and twisting it over. Use a dough scraper to help gather any wet dough that sticks to the surface while you are kneading. Also only add as much flour as it takes to keep the dough from sticking to your hands. When the dough no longer feels sticky, push the heel of your hand down into it and hold it there for 10 seconds. If the dough comes up clean, it's ready. If it sticks you will have to knead it a bit more.
- Lightly oil a 2 quart bowl with vegetable oil, and roll the ball of dough around the bowl to coat it with a thin film of oil, then tightly seal the bowl with plastic wrap. Keep in a warm place, and let the dough rise for 30 to 45 minutes. When dough doubles in size, remove from bowl and punch it down with your fist to deflate, then knead it again for about a minute. Dough is now ready to stretch into a round, or press into a pizza pan.
- Note: If you have a food processor with a dough hook attachment, you can make the dough much faster. Start by adding the yeast and water first and mixing well. Then add all the flour and salt and mix into a ball. Then rise the dough.
PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, BELGIAN ENDIVE, GORGONZOLA, AND WALNUTS
Steps:
- Put the onions, olive oil, thyme sprig, and a large pinch of salt in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft, moist, and steaming in their own juices but not browned, about 30 minutes. Uncover, raise the heat to medium, and continue cooking, stirring often, until the onions are well caramelized and meltingly tender, 15 minutes or more depending on how moist they are.
- Cut the endives crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Separate into individual layers. Discard the cores. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the butter, endive, sugar, lemon juice, and salt to taste. Cook until the endives are soft and tender, stirring occasionally to prevent browning, 5 to 10 minutes. You should have about 1 cup.
- Bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan. Simmer until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
- At least 45 minutes before baking, put a pizza stone on a rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat the oven to its highest setting (500°F to 550°F).
- With lightly floured fingers on a lightly floured work surface, flatten a ball of pizza dough into a round. Pick up the round with both hands and, grasping the round by an edge, rotate the dough clockwise between your fingertips, always holding it by the edge. As you rotate the dough, stretch it into an 8-inch circle; the dough will also stretch and lengthen from its own weight. Alternatively, drape the flattened round over your lightly floured knuckles and rotate the dough, moving your knuckles slightly farther apart, until the round stretches into an 8-inch circle.
- Place the dough on a pizza peel lightly dusted with cornmeal or durum flour. Work quickly now to prevent sticking.
- Spread one-quarter of the onion mixture over the dough. Scatter about 1/4 cup endive over the onions, then place several small spoonfuls of the cheese on top, using a total of 1 1/2 ounces. Slide onto the pizza stone and bake until the crust is brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven. Scatter 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts and a sprinkle of parsley on top and drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the balsamic syrup. Cut into serving slices and serve while still warm. Repeat with the remaining 3 balls of dough.
- Enjoy with Cakebread Cellars Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon or another full-bodied red wine.
CARAMELIZED ONION PIZZA WITH GORGONZOLA, BACON AND ARUGULA
One of my new favorites is pizza topped with fresh arugula. My favorite is plain cheese pizza with arugula on top, but this is a VERY close second. A wonderful combination! NOTE: Bacon and Onions can be prepared ahead of time.
Provided by KelBel
Categories Pork
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings. Set bacon aside.
- Add oil to bacon drippings in skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Stir in 1 teaspoon rosemary, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking 15 to 20 minutes or until onion is a deep golden brown, stirring frequently.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Place pizza crust on 12-inch pizza pan. Top with onion. Add cheese and walnuts; bake 7-10 minutes or until cheese melts.
- Remove from oven; top with 1 teaspoon rosemary, reserved bacon and arugula.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.6, Fat 13.4, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 18.7, Sodium 487.3, Carbohydrate 33.3, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 13.9, Protein 7.6
GORGONZOLA & CARAMELIZED ONION PIZZA
No need to do any fancy dough-flinging to make this gorgonzola and caramelized onion-topped pizza. It starts with refrigerated crescent dinner rolls.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Vegetable Recipes
Time 36m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Unroll crescent rolls onto baking sheet to form one rectangle, pressing perforations to seal. Bake 7 to 9 min. or until golden brown. Cool slightly.
- Melt butter in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and sugar. Cook until onions are brown and mixture is syrupy, stirring frequently. Cool slightly. Spread prepared crust with cream cheese. Top with caramelized onions, cheese and rosemary.
- Bake 5 to 7 min. or until cheese begins to melt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, TransFat 2.5 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 620 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 8 g
CARAMELIZED ONION & GORGONZOLA PIZZA
Make and share this Caramelized Onion & Gorgonzola Pizza recipe from Food.com.
Provided by TheBostonBean
Categories Cheese
Time 37m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Melt butter over med. heat.
- Sautee onions until brown and soft 15 minutes, low/medium heat.
- Add brown sugar and cook 10-15 minutes longer.
- Set oven to 425°F.
- Oil pizza sheet.
- Add onions, gorgonzola & any extras.
- Bake 12-15 minutes, or until desired browness.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.4, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 24.3, Sodium 293, Carbohydrate 7, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 3.7, Protein 4.5
Tips:
- Choose ripe and flavorful Belgian endives: Look for endives that are firm and have a deep purple color. Avoid endives that are wilted or have brown spots.
- Caramelize the onions slowly and patiently: This will help to develop their sweetness and flavor.
- Use a good quality gorgonzola cheese: A creamy and flavorful gorgonzola will add a rich, nutty flavor to the pizza.
- Toast the walnuts before using them: This will help to bring out their flavor and make them more crunchy.
- Use a pizza stone or baking steel to get a crispy crust: If you don't have a pizza stone or baking steel, you can use a baking sheet, but the crust will not be as crispy.
- Bake the pizza at a high temperature: This will help to create a crispy crust and prevent the toppings from becoming soggy.
- Let the pizza cool for a few minutes before slicing it: This will help to prevent the toppings from sliding off.
Conclusion:
This pizza with caramelized onions, Belgian endive, gorgonzola, and walnuts is a delicious and unique combination of flavors. The caramelized onions are sweet and savory, the Belgian endives add a slightly bitter note, the gorgonzola is rich and creamy, and the walnuts add a crunchy texture. This pizza is sure to be a hit with your friends and family!
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