Pear and Prosciutto Pizza

  

  

 

 Hi girls!

So, this recipe is SUPER easy.  The thing that takes the longest here are the onions (but caramelized onions are SO worth the effort!).  

I've adapted the recipe slightly from the original.  The red wine vinegar with the prosciutto sounds really weird, but try it.  It makes the prosciutto SO good (melt-in-your-mouth, snarf-it-up, lucky-if-any-gets-on-the-pizza-good).  I also used a Pillsbury crust (the kind in the tube) and baked it off before I put all the toppings on.  Either kind of crust will work fine.  (This was great the next day, too.  Just remove the arugula from the pizza before you put it in the fridge and make new greens the next day.)

Enjoy!

  

  
Pear and Prosciutto Pizza

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 wedges)

Ingredients

• 3  teaspoons  olive oil
• 2  cups  vertically sliced Oso Sweet or other sweet onion
• 1  (12-ounce) prebaked pizza crust (such as Mama Mary's)
• 1/2  cup (2 ounces) shredded provolone cheese
• 1  medium pear, thinly sliced
• 2  ounces prosciutto, cut into thin strips
• Dash of freshly ground black pepper
• 2  tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1 1/2  cups baby arugula leaves
• 1  teaspoon sherry vinegar
• 1  teaspoon red wine vinegar

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  Add prosciutto and cook until slightly crisp.  Add the red wine vinegar to the pan.  When vinegar is cooked off, remove prosciutto.
3. In the same pan, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion to pan; cover and cook for 3 minutes. Uncover and cook 20-30 minutes or until translucent and golden brown, stirring occasionally.
4. Place pizza crust on a baking sheet. Top evenly with onion mixture; sprinkle with cheese. Top evenly with pear and prosciutto. Sprinkle with pepper. Bake at 450° for 12 minutes or until cheese melts. Sprinkle with nuts. Place arugula in a medium bowl. Drizzle sherry vinegar over greens; toss gently to coat. Top pizza evenly with arugula mixture. Cut pizza into 8 wedges.