I stopped by my in-law’s house today during my lunch break. Brandon was over there helping his mom cut some dead trees down to create extra sunlight for the garden she’s planning. So as he was doing back breaking labor, I was meandering around the yard and saw a fig tree I’d never noticed before – chock full of fresh, ready to pick figs. I left with a bag full of fresh figs and Brandon left sweaty and sore. Hey, fair trade for this super flavorful, delicious pizza we created tonight!
I came home and started looking for recipes to use my fresh figs. I saw tons of suggestions just to wrap them in prosciutto or stuff them with cheese. I decided to take those ideas and turn it into a pizza. One of our favorite grilled pizzas during the summer is this Gorgonzola, Walnut and Caramelized Onion Pizza from Gourmet. Using the preparation method from that recipe, I created this pizza. The flavors went together beautifully and it was a perfect light dish for this very hot summer day. I served it with a side of mixed greens.
Grilled Fig and Prosciutto Pizza
(Recipe inspired by Gourmet)
Ingredients:
1 ball pizza dough (homemade or store bought – we used Trader Joe’s) at room temperature
Extra virgin olive oil
2 ounces prosciutto
1/2 cup sliced fresh figs
1/2 cup caramelized onions
1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
Directions:
Preheat grill to medium. On a well-floured surface, stretch dough into about a 12 x 10 rectangle (we chose to divide our dough and make two smaller pizzas because they’re easier to handle on the grill). Brush top with olive oil to lightly coat.
Create a platter and bring your dough and pizza toppings to the grill area. Oil grill rack and place dough olive oil side down on the grill (with no toppings on it at this point) and grill, covered, for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.
Carefully remove dough from grill and turn over (grill side up). Layer toppings starting with prosciutto, followed by onions, figs and cheese. Return to grill and grill covered for another 3 minutes, until underside is golden and cheese is melted.
Let cool before slicing into squares.
Yield: 2-3 servings
now this is how I love a grilled pizza. fabulous!
I heard in Julie/Julia that it’s bad to say it, but Yum! I think I’m going to have to plant a fig tree now. I had something similar recently: http://www.damnwellfed.com/2009/07/shish-kabob-flatbread-pizza/
I love the pizza on the grille!
looks soo good… could you make this in the oven and with dried figs? im trying to work with what i have and i have to make this! looks delicious
Shannon,
You can definitely make this in the oven and using dried figs. I would follow the directions on your pizza dough for cooking in the oven and precook the crust a few minutes before adding the toppings. If you use dried figs you’ll want to soak them in warm water for about 30 minutes to let them reconstitute.
Thanks for checking out my pizza!
Jennifer
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The the figs and prosciutto combo!
Gosh this sounds good. I am sooo not a fan of blue cheese (I try so hard!!) but I bet I could do it with figs and proscuitto thrown into the mix.
Totally drooling.
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