Fig And Goats Cheese Pizza With Arugula
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 2, 8" pizzas. Serves 2-3 people
 
Pizza with sweet caramelized onions, figs, goats cheese and crisp arugula
Ingredients
  • 1 recipe of pizza base (whole wheat or regular)
  • 2 sliced medium sized red onions
  • 1 minced clove of garlic
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 7-8 crushed black pepper
  • A pinch of salt
  • 4 Tbsp onion marmalade/jam
  • ¼ Cup grated parmesan (vegetarian cheese)
  • 75-100 Gm goats cheese
  • 3-4 just ripe figs
  • A bunch of rocket leaves/arugula
Method
  1. Pre-heat oven to 220 Deg C. In a pan, heat oil, add sliced red onions and garlic. Let them start to cook on low flame
  2. Sprinkle black pepper and salt. Once onions turn light golden and caramelize, turn off heat. Keep aside
  3. Meanwhile, remove the tops and slice up the figs vertically
  4. With light hands slice up goats cheese so that it does not crumble. Keep sliced figs and goats cheese aside
  5. Roll out pizza base as per instructions in pizza base recipe. Prick with a fork all over
  6. Onto the rolled out pizza base, add a spoonful of onion marmalade. Spread all over
  7. To this sprinkle grated parmesan on top
  8. On this spread over some caramelized onions made earlier
  9. Arrange a few slices of figs on the pizza
  10. Arrange goats cheese all over
  11. Sprinkle little more parmesan on top. Drizzle a little olive oil on top
  12. Bake in pre-heated oven at 220 Deg C for 8-10 minutes or till done. This recipe is for 2 thin crust pizzas and toppings amount for 2 pizzas
  13. When pizza comes out of oven, spread some washed arugula on top. Serve immediately
Notes
Substitute items as per you taste and items availability. Refer to start of recipe for ideas

Drizzle some balsamic vinegar on top of the onions if desired for more depth in flavour

Make circular and rectangular shape pizza. I have made both here

Use store bought pizza base if you want
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/fig-and-goats-cheese-pizza-with-arugula/